Southampton manager Russell Martin was asked about the striker's situation on Friday
Southampton manager Russell Martin has admitted he expected Che Adams to leave earlier in the summer after Everton made a bid for the forward.
And Martin, speaking ahead of his side’s Championship clash against Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, revealed that although he knew nothing about the bid, he did start planning for life without the forward earlier this summer.READ MORE: Che Adams transfer latest after Everton bid as striker search takes new twist
"He’s had less minutes at the start of the season than Arma because at the time it looked like he would be going elsewhere but that just stopped and didn’t happen. "Ideally you want to keep some players and some players are real value in terms of character, but we have to be prepared if we do lose him and I think we will be.
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