Saints transfer rumour thread

Yep think it's just Juve and Napoli that have cash.

 

Southampton are ready to boost their survival bid with a £10m offer for Inter Milan youngster Philippe Coutinho, according to sources in Italy.
The newly-promoted side, who currently sit one place above 18th-placed Aston Villa by virtue of their goal difference, raided Serie A back in the summer when they signed Gaston Ramirez from Bologna.
And now manager Nigel Adkins has targeted Coutinho, who has become a peripheral figure at the San Siro this season, having managed just three league starts.
The promising Brazilian midfielder was hailed as a future star when he made his Inter debut in 2010, but the club are now considering selling him in order to fund bids for other players.


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Fiorentina do, literally bought an entire new squad in the summer and are apparently finalising a €12m bid for Giuseppe Rossi at the moment. The stadiums are the single biggest problem in Italy at the moment.

 

They must have a fair bit of cash to keep hold of Jovetic.

 

Apparently he's agreed a £1.6m net a year deal. £30k a week net.

 

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892...n-cagliaris-davide-astori?source=breakingnews

 

6.5 mil sterling, bargain if so.

 

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2013/01/07/3655108/- / Just another link apologies if it has already been posted

 

Interesting tit-bit about Ramirez's release clause, don't think I've heard that before, though it makes sense.

Obviously no idea if any of it is true; "goal.com understands" is hardly watertight...

 

Definitely seems to be gathering pace! F5 at the ready gents?

 

You obviously learned nothing from the Ramirez saga

 

I refresh Jordan Sibley's twitter instead, so I'm 10 minutes ahead of all you suckers.

 

that is a scary release clause that Ramirez has

 

Ah but this window only runs for another 23 days. can't be anywhere near as bad!

Afraid he is too busy running the bath for Cortese to update his twitter. Anyone remember the Twitter name of the club photographer who sometimes gives a hint he's about to photograph a new signing?

 

Well I've got Cortese's phone number so I'm a day ahead of everyone. I've been sworn to secrecy though, on pain of a life time ban from St Mary's so I'm keeping my trap shut.

 

you couldn't expect us to keep him if we were relegated, surely.

 

@wattsypics?

 

The release clause for Ramirez will obviously be at least what we paid for him.

 

But if it's only £6.5m it's a scary clause

 

This. It should be bloody obvious that Ramirez will be off if we are relegated.