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Its glandular fever apparently. Which can he horrible.

He also said the finance is there if we do decide to bring people in. He also admitted interest in KWP (without specifically saying so). On one hand it makes sense, no point blocking off Vokins entirely. On the other hand, after the Cup game and at the forum last week he said there he isn't ready for the PL and then today said he is developing faster than expected. Well how much has he developed in this week?! Reading between the lines I would say that clearly Cedric is going in the summer and there are always question marks over Bertrand. Its probably better to wait til the summer to get long term replacements for those two, rather than rush it now. KWP can cover LB as well as RB so he would make sense, but seems Palace are still in pole position for him.

Will get a sense from RH today I would imagine. In the forum last week he guarenteed we would do things in the full back areas, but we have heard it all before in previous windows..

KWP would be a good signing IMO. Can play LB almost as well as RB, is fast, good one vs one and still very young. We have been linked the last few windows so have probably followed him for a while. He needs game time but could develop into a good player. Has played well for the England age group teams that are of a high level. A loan with a reasonably priced option would be ideal. Bryan - as a second choice maybe, but with Vokins emerging and Bertrand a far superior player, I don't like this one. He is 26 so presumbly wants to play frequently. Fulham fans don't rate him. Hopefully his Agent is trying to drum up interest in him.

Personally would not be a fan of that. Don't rate him and think he isn't quick enough for the PL. Would have to question why Fulham would sell their main LB for a relatively paltry £7m.

Ralph to speak with KWP this week according to Pete O'Rourke: https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-player-holding-talks-with-two-pl-clubs-this-week/

Is Yoshida leaving in this window? Anyway, seems like its Wolfsburg for Pongracic.

Loan with an option, as long as the option is ours, is surely better for us? Personally don't think we will get a CB as we would be left with 5 others on senior wages.

Pretty clear there is a big interest from the Leeds end and a chance for Saints to get our money back if we would like to. Will be interesting to see how it develops. Although would also be costly for us to replace him, which would be a must. At the end of the day, whatever happens, I just hope Ralph is in agreement about it.

Well I would assume if we let him go then we would replace him in some manner. The more confusing part of the whole thing would be the idea that Ralph doesn't want to let him go but the board may sanction it. That goes against everything they portrayed at the fans forum about working closely and effectively with Ralph.

Phil Hay, very well connected Leeds correspondent of The Athletic today: Hasenhuttl wants Adams to stay, saying on Friday that Southampton would “need him in the second half of the season”, but The Athletic understands Southampton’s hierarchy are more open to letting Adams go, for a loan fee of £1 million and an obligation to sign Adams permanently for more than £10 million at the end of the season. Leeds are ready to meet those demands and Adams, who is keen to take the move to Elland Road, has been considering forcing the issue himself by informing Hasenhuttl of his desire to leave. Leeds knows the risks of internal club politics having lost Dan James to infighting at Swansea City in the last January window but they are persisting with Adams and, in a technical sense, the striker would be a very neat fit. Bielsa thought the same about Nketiah but in the end, the system Leeds use and the pressure their formation places on his centre forward accentuated Nketiah’s weaknesses.

From what I can tell just after PSG signed him they disbanded their reserve/U23 team, so Bakker had to play U19 football which was probably a level beneath him, so he needs games and has lost his NL Youth spot due to not playing. A loan only makes sense if either: A.) Its a cheap cover for Bertrand, who will play every game if fit between now and the end of the season and Bakker can get some U23 games whilst PSG figure out what to do with him. B.) it has a purchase option for the summer and gives us a chance to look at him in the U23s between now and then. Either the club see him as potentially better than Vokins as a second choice, or a potential Bertrand replacement when RB leaves. A lot depends on Bertrand's future this summer as to whether we need a backup challenger or a first choice.

Props to Semmens et al for being patient with Ralph, unlike pretty much all the other clubs who have struggled this season. Agree with the calls to give him a new contract. Brighton, Wolves and Sheff Utd have done with their Managers this season.

Agents travel for talks with clubs all the time. From what LeG said, it could just be no more than that. Its a short transfer window and the Manager has guarenteed we will be active. Likely anything that we do will be in the media first.

I doubt Adams will start but will be interesting to see if he makes the bench...

Genk Technical Director says there is "a lot of demand" for Maehle: https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/911443/de-cond-brengt-duidelijkheid-over-mogelijk-vertrek-berge-en-samatta-bij-genk.html

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/lyon-2-premier-league-sides-approach-reims-for-hassane-kamara/ Given Ralph's comments about LB being a priority...and the affordable fee, this could be an option.

I can't remember the last Saints signing that wasn't in the media at least a day before it was confirmed by the club (actually it was probably our last signing, KD, but before that the point stands). During transfer windows Agents are meeting clubs all the time, but if this is more than that then I'm sure it will be reported somewhere soon.

In the fans forum yesterday RH said we need full back options and he guarenteed we would get them.

I think there is a fans forum tonight with Semmens and Hasenhuttl so hopefully there will be something of an update in that - will be interesting if there is a shift from RH's certainty that we will be active. Should also find out when Crocker starts...assuming those attending ask intelligent questions...

Imagine if that transfer window had been part of an Amazon Prime documentary. Would have ended careers and destroyed reputations.

Was a brilliant, hard but fair tackle. If he can play like he is now til the end of the season there will be offers for him. He is turning his off the ball weakness into a strength, fair play to him.

You don't think the Telegraph articles come from the club? Extremely naive. They do or at least did under Reed/Wilson.

He said he hoped that would be the case. From any player and selling club's perspective there is no need to rush. They are bound to see whats happening in the market and how that affects different opportunities. Likewise for Saints, we are probably in talks for 3 or 4 players for the same position, and will have a priority order - possibly needing to wait in order to get someone higher up that order. Recent results and a settled team selection definitely reduce the urgency for us. If we signed someone today they won't start at Leicester anyway, and probably not against Wolves. As with every window, most deals will be done in the final week.

Lallana excellent for Liverpool U23s vs Everton. Will be a great free for someone, if he can stay fit (perhaps regular games will help with that).