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Anjorin was born and raised in Poole and also had a brief spell at Saints as a kid. Sounds from all the reports like summer is more likely, as we can't loan him this window. Probably one of the ones Ralph referred to when he said the takeover would give us the chance to move a bit earlier on some of our targets.

Ultimately it suits Spurs the most if he goes somewhere and does really well, because they will be looking to sell him in the summer. For that reason, surely better for them that he went to Saints or Brighton (Barber link would make them favourites I reckon), in a settled team with little outside attention or pressure rather than Everton where you have no idea whats going on, or Newcastle where they will be bedding in lots of new players and have intense media attention. If he is on 100k a week I dont see why that would be overly problematic. I'm sure Van der Beek would be on that at Utd and its not seemingly a problem for Palace. No10 is our weakest area and even if just for the remainder of this season if there is a slight chance to get a player of Alli's ability then its a no brainer. He thrived under Poch's pressing style and I think would suit how we play perfectly.

https://www.teamtalk.com/leeds-united/exclusive-armando-broja-race-everton-wolves We had better get used to this. Any non top 6 club not looking at him would be stupid.

If Saints could sign him permanently now then we obviously would. So we obviously can't. Sounds like Chelsea have said to wait til the summer for any decisions to be made - which from their side is clearly sensible. Unfortunate for us buy there will be loads of teams interested in him so we have to hope he really does like it at Saints and is sensible enough to realise that playing every week in a vibrant if flawed team is much better than being in and out of the team at Chelsea, West Ham etc. This will rumble on...

Rather than being encouraged by Chelsea, it would suggest Broja is keen enough for us to make a bid, which if true would be promising. From Chelsea point of view surely they will want to let his loan finish and then decide.

Would be an excellent loan and could be just what he needs to get his career back on track. No string attached, just come and play and from Saints perspective we get half a season of a quality player who we would have no chance of signing permanently. Best pals with KWP too. That said, we see those links every window, the one with about a week to go that ends with a caveat about us being unlikely to afford the wages. Was the same with Loftus Cheek.

When I've seen him at Evesham Utd this season he has reminded me of a young Marco Almeida: Moves like a gazelle. Can turn on a sixpence and reads danger rather than schoolbooks. No suprise Dragan has loosened the purse strings for this one, an exciting prospect who will be enhanced by Dave Horseman and the playbook.

Reality is that we will only keep players like Salisu for longer than we have players in the past if we can get him to sign a second contract, unlike the likes of Clyne, Wanyama, Hojbjerg, Ings, Vestergaard etc who declined and then put us in a position where we have to sell. JWP aside, it must be years since a sought after player signed a contract extension.

Who knows? But pretty clear that if he is available to us to buy permanently then half the PL will be interested. Guessing thats why Semmens has been speaking to Chelsea to sort something, but from Ralph's last comments seems we have been told nothing happens this window. Thats the problem with loans with no option/obligation unfortunately. Even if his form tails off he has shown enough now to generate a lot of interest.

Over Ralph's time here he has been the one constant in the #10 position and IMO we are generally better when he plays. Of course he could score more, the same goes for almost all players in his position in the PL aside from the very best. However, there are clearly some things the Manager values that our other #10s don't offer. I would suggest: - Availability: nearly always able to play 90mins and still be fresh. Can playb3 games a week no problem. Picks up relatively few injuries compared to all the others. Pressing: definitely the best in this respect Reliability: more secure on the ball than the others. Armstrong and Moi have a habit of giving the ball away cheaply, Walcott is awful, Tella's first touch poor in tight spaces and teammates don't know what they will get from Djenepo. Better in tight spaces: Walcott needs space to run into, as does Tella. Armstrong good but not the most refined. Redmond's interplay around the box definitely better than the others. Overall its definitely a position we could upgrade but he is definitely with Armstrong as the best we have there, hence why he plays so often.

Can't argue with any of this (Royals Royce a minor blip). Allied to top class usage of proper punditry cliches, I would say its in and around the best posts on this thread.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/chelsea-broja-dilemma-reclaim-or-cash-in-southampton-striker/blt6e2554b0c5914800 This reporter is usually very reliable for Chelsea news, especially on their young players.

Probably the first big match I can remember Salisu getting big TV/media attention. Aa I said before, from a club perspective if we want to maximise his value we should be looking to add a year or two to his contract with a pay rise (obviously his decision).

https://theathletic.com/3082148/2022/01/21/fabio-carvalhos-future-fulham-liverpool-and-a-free-scoring-prodigy-managed-by-his-family?source=user-shared-article Summary is Liverpool are keen, Barcelona have watched him and a huge amount of other clubs are interested (only Liv & Barca specified). Also says his family deal with everything but agents like Mendes are trying to squeeze in to get a slice of the pie. Vibe I got was it would be a very difficult deal to do and he is probably too well known for us to have a realistic chance.

I'm sure in part there is/was an element of showing young players that they will get a chance here, and there is no doubt that Livramento's impact has done that - which could benefit us hugely in the transfer market for the next 2 or 3 years. Equally, he was exceptional for a good while at the start of the season and KWP was playing well at LB too so can understand why he left it at that. Whilst Perraud looks solid I wouldnt say he has shown anything like what KWP and Tino bring going forward, so can understand Ralph picking those two ahead of him, and not wanting to leave either out. Not seen any evidence or suggestion KWP is unhappy playing LB but if he is then hopefully in the next few games at RB he will put in top performances and make himself undroppable there. For ages in some positions we have had no competition (Bertrand for example) so can't be a bad thing.

Its not a u-turn but its definitely a reality check of the situation and his comments suggest to me that there is still quite a lot of persuading that Broja would need to turn his back on Chelsea at this point. Quite similar to the comments he often made about Ings. Clearly there is a difference between being happy and liking it at Saints and actually pushing to sign permanently.

Was obvious they would spend their way out of trouble, but the amount of time Staveley is spending briefing the NE journos like Edwards and Hope is madness. Its obviously amateur hour off the pitch as well as on it but letting everyone know that seems kind of stupid, especially when she is supposedly fighting for her job.

Summarised as very good player, Saints might have a chance but not if Liverpool make a genuine move for him. My opinion - as with Broja, surely no point in Carvalho agreeing a move now. Might as well keep playing well for Fulham and in the summer can have his pick of clubs or an option to stay there and play regular PL football.

KWP has basically been a first choice pick apart from for about 4 game at the start of the season. Would saying this spell at LB only improves him too as he can genuinely play both sides well which not many can do. Don't hear Cancelo moaning at mostly playing LB despite primarily being a RB. Rather than selling him, we should be extending his contract. Excellent player and one of a growing number of good signings during the Ralph era.

Maybe we will start doing some deals of the type Brighton have whereby we sign these types and loan them out for a year or 18 months until they are ready or there is a space for them. If we get next season out of Livramento then we would in theory have a replacement ready if we then sold him.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17359795/liverpool-west-ham-fulham-fabio-carvalho/ Lots more intetested teams mentioned here. Certainly the type of signing we should be targetting but so will plenty of others. Wonder why he doesnt want to stay at Fulham for a couple more years?

He doesn't need to be their main striker and its an area of their strong squad that has been weak this season. Not impossible that Lukaku and Werner both leave in the summer and Havertz hasnt really impressed either - he isnt a genuine no9 like Broja. A club like Chelsea will always sign the best players around but aged 20 I would imagine Broja is a confident lad who would back himself to stay in the first team squad if given a chance to prove himself. Plus Chelsea play so many games, he could be a great 3rd striker for them. From his point of view surely you would at least want to find out...

Lovely finisher judging by some of his recent goals but looks quite slight of build so will need to bulk up a bit. Not all 16yo are physical ready for mens football afterall. Also aware that we have seen a few good goalscorers at that level, Seager springs to mind - who haven't kicked on. Leave him to develop and in 18months if he is still fit and scoring regularly then he might have a chance.

Based on goalscoring alone Olaigbe getting to the point where he needs to be given first team chance to capitalise on his momentum. Or be allowed out on loan if there isn't scope for that here at the moment.