Mexican drug lords are helping Romain Perraud master a new tongue. ‘In this moment, I watch Ozark on Netflix,’ the Southampton defender explains. ‘I watch every time in English, with subtitles in French.’
That drama follows a financial adviser laundering money for the cartels. And his move to the sticks.
Aiding Perraud’s rather less perilous relocation are horses and ping pong. Not long after the left back’s £11million summer move from Brest, Perraud challenged Oriol Romeu — one of Saints’ more accomplished table tennis players — to a game. The new kid pushed him close.