Southampton boss, Ralph Hasenhuttl has disclosed that Mohammed Salisu could make his debut   for the club in their FA Cup game against Shrewsbury Town next month.

The 21-year-old Ghanaian defender who completed a move to the Premier League in a deal reported to be around £10.9m is yet to make his debut for the club.

Many were expecting Salisu to make his debut against Fulham following the injury of Vasteegard, but the former Valladolid man sat on the bench for the entire duration of the game.

“For me, it was important [against Fulham] that I brought in a player who knew immediately what he was doing,” said Hasenhuttl.

“When you have three changes in the team you need to have as much automatism as possible.

“I am sure Salisu could also play well, but it is important not to have too many changes and to keep our shape so that the players know exactly what they’re doing and I think we made the right decision.

“It was important too that Jack showed that he could play on the left because I did not want to move Jan back to the left side.

The manager also revealed Salisu Mohammed could make his debut in the FA CUP next month.

“Salisu is the future of this club. It will take time. We know how long it takes for some players to step into the team,” he added as he chatted to HampshireLive.

“He has so much potential and [at Fulham] it was more important for me, as I said, not to unsettle the team. It would have been difficult, I think.

“I am ready happy that Sali is here and he shows to me in every session that he can help up.”