Southampton could hand Ross Stewart a two- or three-year contract this summer, the club reports Daily ultrasound.
Southampton striker Ross Stewart is out of contract next summer. But recent reports suggest that Southampton have the option to extend Stewart’s stay for another year.
It comes amid Stewart’s return to fitness and return to form, with the Scot now having scored five goals in 16 Championship games for Tonda Eckert’s Saints this season, with Stewart on target against Charlton Athletic on Saturday.
A new report from the Daily Echo has reiterated that Southampton have the option to extend his contract for a further year, while adding that the Saints are ‘also considering the prospect of giving him a longer contract’.
Southampton could give Stewart a longer contract of two or three years, ‘trading lower wages for longer-term security’.
What is Ross Stewart’s salary at Southampton?
Stewart’s miserable time at Southampton is well documented. The Saints paid around £10million to sign Stewart from Sunderland in September 2023, but he has since missed large parts of the season through injury.
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He played just 36 games for Southampton in almost three years, with six goals to his name and one assist. That compares with 40 goals in 80 games just two years earlier at Sunderland.
Per Capology29-year-old Stewart is actually quite far down the Southampton pecking order in terms of salary, earning £20,000 a week.
How many games has Ross Stewart missed due to injury at Southampton?
Just two months into his career at Southampton, Stewart was ruled out until the following January, and later ruled out for the rest of the season. Since then, the two-time Scotland international has had no luck with injuries as he has missed a total of 74 games due to injury for the Saints.
Either way, giving Stewart a new contract, whether it’s another year or another two or three years, is risky. But Stewart would certainly recognize the situation and understand that he would probably have to take a pay cut to stay anywhere in the Championship, let alone Southampton.
If he and the club can come to an agreement on lower wages, it could be a smart move from both, as Stewart clearly remains a striker with Championship ability, and if he can stay fit, Eckert would have a real goal-scoring threat on his hands.
But it’s a big if. Stewart is now playing for his future at Southampton between now and the end of the season, although another troublesome injury would certainly end his stay.
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