Ralph Hasenhuttl finally has some positive news on the injury front but warned Southampton will continue to go through seasons of highs and crashing lows unless the squad is majorly bolstered this summer.
Saints went top of the table for the first time in the Premier League era in November, but what promised to be a memorable top-flight campaign is now unravelling at a rate of knots.
Southampton have just one point to show from their last nine matches, meaning they have gone from flirting with European qualification to nervously peering over their shoulder at the drop zone.