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Summer 2013 Transfer Rumour Thread

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by Downthe36, May 1, 2013.

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  1. saintgreg10

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    Ex-Saints lad Sam Hoskins set to sign for Yeovil Town.
     
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    Darn it, just posted the same thing on Beefy!
     
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  5. Beef

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    You posted what on me?
     
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  6. AllotedTime

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    Great minds think alike.
     
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  7. SAINTDON13

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    On the thread not the bod!
     
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  8. saintgreg10

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    The Osvlado rumours have spread like wildfire across the Italian press. €20 million being the asking price supposedly.
    We will smash the transfer record once again if this one pulls off.
    Anyone remember Rory Delap - £4 million !
     
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  9. Downthe36

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    I just can't see Osvaldo coming here, I really can't.
     
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  10. Dan

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    Neither can I. I just can't see him being the sort of guy willing to buy into a "project" at a lower stature club when he's easily good enough to fit into a top club.
     
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    Maybe we're offering the sort of money he couldn't turn down?
     
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    I'm thinking (or hoping) that the Osvaldo thing is one of the many lazy media links, the kind of 'he used to play for Poche, he's probably leaving Roma, we're probably after a striker, let's throw it all together and create an imaginary fee and we have ourselves a story' link. For a player with such a high risk factor I would feel very uneasy about that fee, but he is a classy player for sure so if we did sign him my trust in Nicola and Maurico would still hold firm and I'd give him a chance.
     
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  13. Downthe36

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    I think this is probably the case, although the big money signing from Italy that was being touted does seem to fit the bill. I can't see Pochettino agreeing to have him unless he thought he could work with him, but still! If he came here I'm extremely confident he'd score over 20 goals in a season.
     
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    Until he gets in to a argument with Boruc and Boruc head butts him.
     
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    Sorry if already posted, but Liverpool signed Mignolet from Sunderland.
     
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    Reina is definitely off then.
     
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    Osvaldo is a Champions league standard forward, i can't see him being remotely interested in joining us.
     
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  18. Sainthudson

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    I would like to see us go for someone slightly younger like:

    Wilfred Bony - Vittesse
    Aubameyang - St Etien
     
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  19. saintgreg10

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    Remember QPR...
     
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  20. fran-MLs little camera

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    But we don't pay daft wages,
     
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