With Southampton still searching for their first Premier League win of the season, Ralph Hasenhuttl's side are set to take on Leeds United at the weekend once the international break has ended.
Ahead of the match against Marcelo Bielsa's side, who are only two points ahead of the Saints in the league table, Southampton could be without one of their regular players for the clash.
What's the news?
It has recently been reported by the Daily Echo that Adams has been ruled out of Scotland's World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands and is also a doubt for Southampton's match at the weekend, which surely won't make Hasenhuttl happy.
Southampton signed Adams back in the 2019 summer transfer window from Championship club Birmingham City on a five-year deal for a reported fee of £15m.
Since then, the 25-year-old, who is currently valued at £18m according to Transfermarkt has made 83 appearances for the Saints across all competitions, managing to score 13 goals and provide ten assists in the process.
Even though Adams has yet to score a goal for the Saints this season across all competitions and has only managed to provide one assist, we still feel Adams will be a big miss for the club if he can't play against Leeds.
With the striker racking up 1.4 shots per game, the joint-third highest of any Southampton player in the league so far this season alongside James Ward-Prowse, he has still been an attacking threat. Follow that up with his 1.4 key passes per game, the joint-highest also alongside Ward-Prowse, and it demonstrates why his absence would be felt hard by the boss this weekend.
If Adams does end up being unavailable for the match at the weekend, we feel that Hasenhuttl should give Armando Broja a chance to start. He managed to score in midweek for Albania in their World Cup qualifier against Hungary so is in good form.
However, the manager will undoubtedly be hoping that Adams' injury is not a serious one so he will be available for selection as soon as possible. The Saints need that first win of the season in order to climb away from the relegation zone.
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