sport news Southampton are closing in on the £7.5m signing of Mislav Orsic trends now Southampton are closing in on the £7.5m signing of Mislav Orsic from Dinamo Zagreb... while the Saints have also opened talks with Racing Club for Carlos Alcaraz as they look to boost their Premier League survival bid Southampton are looking to add to their squad to boost their survival hopes They are closing in on a move for 30-year-old Croatian forward Mislav Orsic Orsic has scored against the likes of Tottenham, Chelsea and West Ham The Saints have also opened talks with Racing Club for midfielder Carlos Alcaraz By Simon Jones and Kieran Lynch For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:46 GMT, 4 January 2023 | Updated: 00:46 GMT, 4 January 2023 Viewcomments Southampton are closing in on the signing of Croatia forward Mislav Orsic from Dinamo Zagreb for £7.5m. The Saints have also opened talks with Racing Club for Argentine midfielder Carlos Alcaraz, 20. Nathan Jones' side are bottom of the Premier League with just one win in their last 12 top flight games, and are in need of arrivals to boost their survival bid. Southampton are closing in a on a move for Croatian forward Mislav Orsic for £7.5m Orsic has scored eight goals and provided seven assists in the Croatian top flight this season. He is perhaps best known to English sides for his hat-trick against Tottenham to dump them out of the Europa League in 2020. The 30-year-old also scored at West Ham in the Europa League last season, and netted the winner against Chelsea in their Champions League opener this season - Thomas Tuchel's last game in charge. Alcaraz meanwhile has been linked to sides including Inter Milan and Benfica. The 20-year-old has scored 12 goals and provided six assists in 83 appearances for Racing Club. Southampton do have a chance to jump out of the bottom three when they play Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night. Nathan Jones is looking to add to his squad to boost their hopes of Premier League survival Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility