Taylor Harwood-Bellis, a Southampton defender, has been impressive this season and is a vital figure in the club’s promotion pursuit.
If Southampton wins promotion, they will have the option to buy Harwood-Bellis on a permanent basis for £20 million.
Harwood-Bellis will not want to stay at St Mary’s if they do not win promotion, and this could be his final season in the Championship.Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis has enjoyed an impressive start to the season for the Saints, and journalist Dean Jones has discussed with GIVEMESPORT whether the loanee centre-back will be considering remaining with the club.
The Manchester City defender, who is currently spending the season on a temporary deal at St Mary’s, has the experience that Russell Martin needs in terms of getting promoted. The England youth international spent the last campaign on loan at Vincent Kompany’s Burnley, and the Lancashire club comfortably won the league.
So far this term, Harwood-Bellis is proving why he was such a key figure in that Burnley side and is now flourishing under Martin in the same division. However, the 21-year-old will have ambitions to play in the Premier League one day, whether that be with Man City, Southampton, or another club. Martin will undoubtedly be desperate to keep hold of him, whether they go up or not, but it might not be that easy.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis will be key in Saints’ promotion push
After signing on loan for the Saints in the summer transfer window, Martin and his team brought in a centre-back who not only suited the system perfectly, due to his ability to play from the back, but also a player who knows what it takes to gain promotion. If Southampton do manage to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, then the south coast club are able to sign Harwood-Bellis on a permanent deal for £20m, per MailOnline, but that clause won’t activate unless they gain promotion.
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