From a random twitter account so no idea of accuracy: "@superadd13: long has long gone. from a good source. danny ings is wanted, but by no means a certainty. bids also in for elmo. #hcafc"
I'll say one thing though, if a 10 million bid for Long gets us however unlikely a shot at Remy, id take that!
Jim White ‏@JimWhite · 59s Just heard that striker Shane Long is on the move again. £12m fee agreed to take him from Hull City to Southampton. #saintsfc #hcafc
Jim White certainly seems to have contacts at Southampton, he's posted several bits about them in recent months and each time it's been confirmed within the next 24 hours.
Obviously none of us know what really goes on, but I would wager that Long is a goner and that if the fee is £10-12m then we will have a replacement in place. It's all part of the domino effect of the transfer window. At a lower level, Billy Sharp is allowed to go from Saints to Leeds - Long to Saints - player X to us. I wonder who it could be.
Didn't Bony only cost Swansea £12m? Could see a huge gamble on a replacement from Bruce if we have that much to find one