Actually a lot Of deals are not near the total.
Two quick examples:
Theo Walcott £10m; £5m upfront
Gareth Bale £12m; £6m upfront.
Can we just purchase a good Pelle/Lambert replacement please? Most of our problems would disappear.

Well, one thing at a time, I think. His situation might become better if he had the tools at his disposal.And appoint a new manager![]()
He was £30m on Friday according to the sun, so negotiations are going well
If Saints are as ambitious as they say they are then 30 mil should be about the standard of player they should be looking at. Personally I cannot see Les ever going for that grade of player. He is making the same mistakes he made at Charlton for which he was eventually sacked.
That's not entirely fair Beddy he does a completely different job than what he was doing at Charlton!!
Well, one thing at a time, I think. His situation might become better if he had the tools at his disposal.
He was director of football....... my understanding was he was responsible for player recruitment. Although there was doubt as to whether this included manager recruitment. That’s according to my Charlton buddies anyway.
Hmm, good point. I must admit that the current situation has affected my judgement to a certain extent, simply because we appear to have slid from our lofty ambitions and the upward momentum has disappeared.Does he have the time ?
I think its safe to say that this one wont happen
True but for £30m I'd rather have DembeleIf Saints are as ambitious as they say they are then 30 mil should be about the standard of player they should be looking at. Personally I cannot see Les ever going for that grade of player. He is making the same mistakes he made at Charlton for which he was eventually sacked.