Saints transfer rumour thread

Don't need players who lack ambition

 

We also don't want prima donnas that will destroy the team ethic in the dressing room.

 

I know and I can't be assed to keep deleting them......driving me nuts........not easy to fix I'm told but they are working on it and the swear filter too....oh bollicks.......

 

Joan Verdu looks like it's going to happen. Would add a lot of competition for places and a bit of quality, knows MP's style and is available at a good price. I'd be happy with that. Was voted amongst the 50 best players in La Liga last season.

 

So would I!

 

I had a brief scan of the AS piece on us visiting Barcelona that was tweeted by one of the media guys and Verdu's agent is quoted as saying "no-one from Southampton has called me" so I wouldn't say that's quite a done deal.

 

Asked about Ricardo Alvarez as well according to James Horncastle - European Football Writer. Contributes to BBC Sport, Guardian Football Weekly, Fox Soccer, The Blizzard, The Score, FourFourTwo


James Horncastle ‏@JamesHorncastle
Gazzetta claim Southampton have inquired about Inter's Ricky Alvarez [prospective offer too low] + Coutinho [prospective offer €11m].

 

Exciting times. Need to get a move on though only eight days left!

 

If anyone goes on Twitter ignore the Coutinho is having a medical at Southampton rumours. I saw the original tweet and it came from a Sky Sports parody account called Sky Sports Sources, looks legit at a quick glance but clearly a wind up.

 

Pretty obviously false considering media team and manager are in Barcelona.

 

What does the media team and manager have to do with a medical.

 

I he was going yto sign for us, don't you think he'd do it out in Spain so he could meet up with the team straight away?

 

Nothing, but he's not going to have a medical in Southampton and then hang around for a week until the important people are back to conclude the deal.

Although having said that, Clyne signed for us while the team was in Évian for pre-season so you never know I suppose.

 

Maybe or would you rather have trusted medical staff to take care of it.

 

I'm sure they could do the medical and sign the necessary paperwork in Milan if necessary and then fly him straight to Barcelona for all the media stuff.

Not that I'm suggesting that is happening or will happen.

 

Yeah, I'm with Puck, that would not surprise me one bit.

 

Pochettino might trust Espanyol's medical staff! Like Puck above though I'm not suggesting this is what's happening.

 

Either way the tweet was from a 100% bullshit source, so it's all irrelevant anyway.

 

Doesn't matter what he wants, Inter are after another Brazilian but need to sell to raise the cash. They were hoping to sell Alvarez but no one has come in. So their next choice is to sell Coutinho, this is being said by their fans as well as the journo's

 

with our links to Italy through NC nad our links to Argentina/Spain through MP I'd be surprised if we wern't at least linked with a host of Inter players. With their need to raise quick funds I can see us pushing something through towards the end of the transfer window for one or two of these talented players, even if it's on loan with a view to buy.

I'm excited about the future I have to admit. being linked with International footballers and talented individuals whilst also re-itterating the policy of brining through the younger players is bloomin marvellous.