Summer Transfer Window 2017

[Osamabindiesel]

4 goals, 6 assists.

Average really.

He's just signed a new deal. He's still capable of moments of magic but shouldn't - and won't be - a guaranteed starter for us.

As an experience squad player he's absolutely fine.

He did it in 800 less minutes than Barkley and from the wing. If he had managed the same minutes as Barkley, he would have managed a similar return. IF he had played all of those minutes in the middle, his stats would probably surpass Barkley's. I'm not saying Kev is the answer, but people need to take a step back and realize that we are building a squad. Not every player is perfect FFS.

 

[Efcjake]

Hmm, as amazing a signing as this would be, he'd have to displace either Schniederlin or Gueye, two of Koeman's big favourites. He'd be the best midfielder in the squad though instantly.

I rate it as very jarg. Which is just one below Uber Jarg as the top level of horseshine.

 

[Efcjake]

furrowed brow Friday at half these links; cant see any of these coming to fruition

I'm hopeful the links have gone quiet because we're stuck in negotiations for Giroud and Siggurdsson.

 

[Professor Toffee]

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/sa..._alone_after__telling_Saints_he_wants_to_go_/

Virgil van Dijk has been banished to train alone after 'telling Saints he wants to quit the club' this summer.

The Dutch centre half, who has been targeted by Liverpool, is no longer involved in pre-season preparations after telling manager Mauricio Pellegrino he is “not available to play because he wants to leave”.

Pellegrino has taken the decision to remove van Dijk from his squad, confirming that the 26-year-old will train alone at Staplewood next week while everybody else jets off to France to continue preparations for the new season.

The new Saints boss insists he has told van Dijk that the club’s position is that he is not for sale, and hopes he will think again.

“The boy said that he is not available to play because he wants to leave. This is the decision," said Pellegrino.

“I had to say 'if you don’t want to be involved because you don’t feel OK then you have to train alone until this period of time happens'.”

He added: “My relationship with Virgil is excellent. I was clear with the boy, and I was talking from the first day with him.

“The club was clear. The club told me they will not sell Virgil.

“I translated the idea of the club to the player and for me it was easy because I had to manage the dynamic of the team.

“Now he is not involved with the team because psychologically he is not 100 per cent. If you are not 100 per cent with the team I need to work with the players who are 1000 per cent to defend Southampton. It’s easy for me.”

Saints are standing firm with van Dijk, who signed a six-year contract last summer that is believed to have made him the highest-paid player in the club’s history.

Liverpool did back off from their pursuit after the tapping-up row earlier this summer, but van Dijk’s mind is clearly no longer at St Mary’s, leaving Saints in a tricky corner.

“I hope that Virgil can review his feelings because you know that today a player is big business. Not just the player but behind them is a lot of interests,” said Pellegrino.

Bellend, swerve

 

[matty1878]

Oh he would

Na not infront of our two dms. It's not happening anyway lol

 

[matty1878]

Oh god... it remains me of the good old days of bluekipper when we were linked with puyol and people were claiming he would t get a game over jagielka

His position he woudnt. It's not happening so...

 

[bobafro]

Matuidi is another player from Mino Raiolas stable. Swerve.

Likely Raiola is just using Everton to put him in the shop window.

 

[VentureBrosEFC]

Cheque.

Sake.

Color me corrected.

 

[CaliforniaBlue]

Matuidi & Schneiderlin in the middle of the park sounds good to me. Add Giroud and we got a pretty solid French contingent.

 

[billyblue80]

I don't get someone who was obviously in high demand at the time signing a 6 year contract containing no clauses and then pulling off this kind of stunt 6 months later ffs

Win win for him gets a payrise immediately and is aware that it will take huge money and wages to buy him out. Typical snide agents tactic.

 

[ianefc]

Looks like we just missed out on Neymar

 

[Librarian]

Looks like we just missed out on Neymar

They're getting their wires crossed, it was a Scottish orphan for the youth team. At least I think that's what he said his name was.

 

[Smig1878]

Colour me corrected.







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[sheedys big toe]

Carling replacing Chang

 

[devogue]

We are signing Lemina from Juventus within the next few weeks. A Juve fan I know has told me this and I believe he has relatives who work in and around Juventus.