Saints transfer rumour thread

Wenger talking about our academy again in the pre match comments

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...e-wenger-set-to-swoop-for-southampton-1512639

 

Tottenham, Fulham, Stoke, West Brom, West Ham and Aston Villa all turned down the chance to sign Michu. The Spaniard, 26, instead moved to Swansea for £2.2m and is the joint-second top scorer in the Premier League, with 13.

Oops! Although that is according to the daily fail.

 

It's 2013 let's hope we see some heavy duty biro action.

 

Any of these worth a cheeky bid? With 6 months to go on their contracts, Prem clubs might be tempted to cash in this January:

ARSENAL: Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin, Sebastien Squillaci, Emmanuel Frimpong, Lukasz Fabianski.
ASTON VILLA: Richard Dunne, Andy Marshall, Eric Lichaj.
CHELSEA: Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, Florent Malouda, Paulo Ferreira, Hilario, Ross Turnbull.
EVERTON: Phil Neville, Sylvain Distin, Jan Mucha.
FULHAM: Mladen Petric, Damien Duff, Mark Schwarzer, Chris Baird, Philippe Senderos, Mahamadou Diarra, Giorgos Karagounis, Brede Hangeland, Neil Etheridge.
LIVERPOOL: Jamie Carragher, Doni.
MANCHESTER CITY: Kolo Toure, Richard Wright.
MANCHESTER UNITED: Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs.
NEWCASTLE: Steve Harper, Xisco, Danny Simpson.
NORWICH: Elliott Ward, Marc Tierney, Simeon Jackson.
QPR: Kieron Dyer, Brian Murphy, Clint Hill, Shaun Derry, Radek Cerny, Ryan Nelsen.
READING: Stuart Taylor, Ian Harte, Brynjar Gunnarsson, Noel Hunt, Jay Tabb, Alex Pearce, Simon Church.
SOUTHAMPTON: Frazer Richardson, Richard Chaplow, Danny Butterfield, Artur Boruc, Jason Puncheon.
STOKE: Michael Owen, Matthew Upson, Carlo Nash, Rory Delap, Dean Whitehead, Ryan Shotton.
SUNDERLAND: Titus Bramble, Louis Saha, Matt Kilgallon, Fraizer Campbell.
SWANSEA: Gerhard Tremmel, Luke Moore, Dwight Tiendalli, Mark Gower.
TOTTENHAM: William Gallas, Carlo Cudicini.
WEST BROM: Boaz Myhill, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Steven Reid, Zoltan Gera, Goran Popov, Chris Brunt, Gonzalo Jara, Luke Daniels, Yassine El Ghanassy.
WEST HAM: Jussi Jaaskelainen, Gary O’Neil, Freddie Piquionne, Winston Reid, Joey O’Brien, Carlton Cole.
WIGAN: Maynor Figueroa, Callum McManaman, Franco Di Santo, Albert Crusat, Piscu, Mike Pollitt, Ronnie Stam, David Jones, Emmerson Boyce, Antolin Alcaraz.


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...act-Premier-League-players.html#ixzz2Gg7VK6Fe

 

That Jason Puncheon chap at Saints looks handy.

 

In all seriousness....have we signed anyone yet? 19mins in and not a whisper, where's the ambition?

 

Cortese OUT

On the plus side Lambert hasn't joined West Ham yet

 

But he also hasn't scored this year!

 

With how long the Gaston transfer took, we better get moving.

 

Ah, the Gaston thread...put the Jubilee, Olympics, Ryder Cup and Tour de France in the shade!

 

I am begining to think, the Daily Fail is on the Arsenals listvof scouts!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...enal-talk-Southampton-Luke-Shaw-transfer.html

F off Wenger!

 

How long do they need... Cortesse out!

 

Peach:
My man @SamiMokbel81_DM reporting #AFC will open talks with#SaintsFC over @Luke_Shaw3 today. Good luck to Arsene & Co is all I can say.

 

If we sell Shaw in this window I will be seriously questioning the club's ambition.

 

Southampton are set to pip Liverpool and Everton to sign England and Birmingham goalkeeper Jack Butland, 19.
Full story: the Sun

 

Loving this!

Southampton boss Nigel Adkins insists defender Luke Shaw will not be leaving St Mary's in the January transfer window.
The 17-year-old left-back has been in impressive form for Saints, prompting speculation that he may follow Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott

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to Arsenal.

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Manchester City

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have also reportedly shown interest in the left-back, although Adkins does not expect him to be going anywhere.
"I've not read any of the newspapers," the Saints boss said. "I think Luke gets linked every week with Arsenal, doesn't he?
"Luke is under contract, he is playing football for us in the Premier League, which is important.
"We are not looking to let him go anywhere if anyone wants to come in for any of our players, by all means speak to the chairman. He does the deals and all the best with that."

 

If you believe what you read in the papers Wenger is not bringing his team to play a game of football today he is bringing a team to negotiate the purchase of Luke Shaw.

If they want him it has to be £20,000,000 up front and no staged payments whatsoever and a 75% sell on clause.

 

And walcott on loan for the rest of the season .

 

Wenger should bugger off and sort he own academy out so it is more effective. He seems to be eternally building for the future but all that means is taking the best youngsters from other clubs! Regarding our own potential signings I read that Bayer Leverkusen are looking to take Marko Marin and Everton are looking to take Scott Sinclair on loan. This just shows that there are some quality wingers around that are not getting a game.

 

Yep always thought it was a strange move for Sinclair. Was never going to be a regular starter at City.