According to reports in Dutch media outlet De Telegraaf on Thursday, Southampton midfielder Dusan Tadic is closing in on a summer move to Ajax as he looks for a return to the Netherlands, and Saints fans know two players who shouldn't replace the Serbia international.

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After four years at St Mary's it seems that the 29-year-old could be on his way out, and while he hasn't been at his best over the course of the last two seasons he has still been one of the south coast outfit's most influential players in the final third – as he showed with three goals in their final six Premier League fixtures last season as they narrowly avoided the drop.

It has been mooted that youngsters Josh Sims and Jake Hesketh could step up and replace Tadic in the first team on a regular basis, but some fans don't agree and believe a quality player needs to be brought in to fill the void the attacker will undoubtedly leave.

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Southampton supporters, who have reacted to a link with a 55-cap international with one saying "please announce the departure of Mark Hughes", were quick to have their say on the potential of Sims or Hesketh replacing the Serbian star, and while one said "wake up people", another described the idea as "madness".

Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…