Overview

• Local outlet Deichstube, via Transfermarkt, reports Southampton right‑back Yukinari Sugawara is in Bremen for a medical, with no terms disclosed and a loan move speculated.
• Werder has multiple full‑backs out long term — Maximilian Wöber, Olivier Deman and Mitchell Weiser — leaving Felix Agu as the only natural option after a 4–1 loss in Frankfurt where Julián Malatini filled in on the right.
• Sugawara joined Southampton in 2024 for €7 million, played 30 Premier League matches last season, started the Championship opener, then saw reduced minutes and was left out against Stoke City.
• Southampton added Mads Roerslev at right‑back last week, and manager Will Still noted Sugawara was advised to play in a top‑five league to further his national‑team ambitions.
• With a market value of €11 million, Sugawara would trail only captain Marco Friedl among Werder defenders by valuation, while separate links to Isaac Schmidt and Elias Baum remain unresolved.