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Fonte left out of Saints squad
Jose Fonte has been left out of the Southampton squad for the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final against Liverpool, manager Claude Puel has confirmed.
Fonte has 18 months left to run on his existing deal at St Mary's and rejected Southampton's offer of a new contract last month before submitting a transfer request.
The Portugal international was omitted from the Saints squad for the 2-2 draw with Norwich in the FA Cup third round on Saturday and the manager has revealed that he will not feature for the visit of Jurgen Klopp's side.
"It is important for me to keep stability in the defence with players, we don't know the future for Jose, it is a difficult situation. You know the situation with Jose. I respect Jose and this is not easy for him, the squad or the staff. He is a good professional, but we have to respect this situation," Puel told reporters.
"It is perhaps little difficult because of the situation for Jose. The window is always difficult for the players. It is always speculation, possibilities to leave the club.
"We are professional we have the capacity to keep concentration on our work and now we have an exciting game on Wednesday. The most important thing is concentration on this game."
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