Southampton have joined Watford in the pursuit of Fulham's Joe Bryan, but what can Saints fans expect from the full-back?

Football Insider reported that Southampton are readying a £7 million bid for the 26-year-old. The Saints have recently turned their fortunes around in the Premier League under Ralph Hasenhuttl, but have been in need of a left-sided defender all season.

Watford first showed an interest in Bryan at the start of the month but are yet to make an official approach to the club, and now Southampton look to be the favourites to land him.

He's a reliable player for Fulham, having joined from Bristol City in the summer of 2018. He was one of the few Fulham players who earned any praise at all in their relegation campaign last season, though he's come under some scrutiny from fans this time round.

Nevertheless, he remains a talented player and now he's a wanted man - here's three qualities that Southampton fans can expect to see from him if he joins:

Overlapping runs

Bryan is like a loft of modern full-backs, and loves to get forward. He's blessed with a good deal of pace and a sweet left peg making him a creative force for Fulham. Though fans haven't seen too much of that this season, they still hold him in high-regards.

Parker likes to play with four at the back. When there's five in defence and the full-backs become wing-backs, that's when a player like Bryan is most effective - his defensive capabilities have been exposed somewhat this season, and it's arguably down to playing as part of a back-four.

Consistency

If Bryan if anything, he's consistent. He's a typical full-back who'll plug in and do a job no matter what the occasion. At 26-years-old he's already amassed nearly 300 carer games with Bristol City and Fulham, and in loan-spells with Bath City and Plymouth Argyle too.

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Southampton, in the position that they are, could so with some consistency. Bryan proved last season that he's capable of maintaining his level in the top-flight (he was arguably better in the Premier League for Fulham than he is in the Championship), and that alone should be enough for Hasenhuttl to complete the move.

Energy

Bryan seems to buzz around the pitch. He's such an energetic character when he's on the pitch and his work-rate is up there with the best at Craven Cottage. It ties in again with consistency, but Bryan always gives it his all when he plays for Fulham.

£7 million is a lot of money in the Championship and fans would probably take that for Bryan. They'd be sad to see him go, he remains one of their first names on the team-sheet, but they've got some ready replacements waiting and Parker would likely want that money to go back into the team.