Saints could select Ramirez

Gaston Ramirez will be available for Southampton’s clash with Reading tomorrow despite spending the week in Uruguay.

The 22-year-old returned to his homeland last Sunday on compassionate leave but will be in the squad to face the Royals.

Richard Chaplow and Frazer Richardson are back in training after injury, although the latter is not yet ready for a first-team return.

Provisional squad: K Davis, Gazzaniga, Boruc, Butterfield, Stephens, Clyne, Fox, Shaw, Yoshida, Hooiveld, Fonte, Reeves, Ward-Prowse, Do Prado, Cork, Chaplow, De Ridder, Lallana, Ramirez, Schneiderlin, Lee, Puncheon, S Davis, Lambert, Rodriguez, Mayuka.