Saints transfer rumour thread

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Sky Sports understands Liverpool are closing in on the signing of Inter Milan wingerPhilippe Coutinho after agreeing a fee with the Serie A outfit.




http://www1.skysports.com/transfer-centre/clockwatch


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Congratulations.

You can read - a rare breed in Liverpool.

 

Hee hee. I am just loving how desperate some Liverpool fans are to beat mighty Southampton to a signing.... boy they've dropped.

 

So you're happy with the back up we have on the wings? Because I'm not, we have hardly any cover at all. Which we have seen since Lallana has been out.

 

Sky's Alex Crook on Twitter:

"Sky reporting #lfc have agreed a fee for Coutinho. Am told #saintsfc were keen in the summer but no longer"

 

I still have my doubts we even bid.

 

that would be even funnier

 

In other 'transfer' news. Saints have transferred the Twitter name.

We are no longer 'OfficialSaints' but are now 'southamptonfc'.

 

Umm where did I say that?

Thought CB was more critical than wing before the window, we've addressed that. Agree the back up isn't great but in reality we are not going to be signing players to become back ups in January, that is more of a summer job, and as I mentioned earlier it may be that they don't want to disrupt the first team too much at this moment in time.

 

Desperate?, considering we're both in for the same player it makes sense to keep both sets of supporters informed.

But you've got your own warped take on the subject.

 

So warped that an unbiased journalist has stated we weren't that interested in Coutinho (in January anyway).

 

Funny how you were all saying the opposite about Ramirez in the summer.

 

Not sure whether Liverpools focus has dropped or ours has been raised.
Possibly something between the two.
My only issue with going after the same European based players as Liverpool is that they do not have a good record of buying quality
Still happy days!

 

I didn't say you did, as for disrupting the team I'm sure if we do sign some one Saints will make sure he will intergrate with the squad with out hassle.

 

I think we were all guilty of not being as ambitious as our chairman. Ambition, do you remember that, Liverpool fans?

 

Funny how you weren't "keeping us informed" when the papers were reporting we were in the driving seat isn't it.

 

We have have had several journo's that are close to the club that have said they have doubts Saints had even bid. It wouldn't surprise me if Inter made up we bid to get Liverpool to pay more.

 

Talksport:Liverpool have the signed the Inter Milan winger Philippe Coutinho

 

Mauro Zarate is now 'very close' to a move to the Premier League with either Sunderland or Southampton:

http://roma.repubblica.it/sport/201...po_con_il_chievo_voglio_gioco_e_gol-51309588/


his agent Parretti: "We've been with the company. lacking some detail but will, with the same formula year." Movement on the front Zarate: the Argentine is now very close to the move to England. Sunderland and Southampton most likely destinations. If you realized its sale, Lotito is ready to move in entry: "First - says the microphones of LazioStyleRadio - we need to prune the rose. Then we already have one or two solutions. We do not care the big name, but the reality . too, because it is not easy to put the players at this time of the season, you are likely to alter some balance. " President of Lazio continues, speaking also of the issue stage, not to miss the opportunity to tease Rome: "We arrive when we do noise, because we do things differently from others. want a city of sport with logic related not only to the game. People must breathe the history, values ​​and the way of being of Lazio. Someone has Disneyland and puppets , but we have athletes and we want our fans can coccolarseli, becoming an integral part of the project. "

 

Whatever that means! I like "we arrive when we do noise" though.