Chez

not sure those clubs spent £130-160m the season before.

why would he accept a contract from us next summer when he wouldn't take one last?

You can't let £15m players walk for free in this league. Financial suicide for championship clubs. Sell, reinvest and hopefully improve.

Wife about to have baby, a story about him the press most days...lots to think about.

didn't say what? That we were signing two midfielders? What was said?

yeah, really glad we did sell Adams this time last year. It made all the difference.

Downes and Kerber perhaps?

Yep. But there will be three game periods when our strikers don't score too.

Is Che Adams better than Piroe?

it's more than that though. He is a proven championship scorer in the last year of his contract and no prem side has come in for him. If we go for someone else (better) that is fine by me. I'm not sold on him.

Has Piroe even signed a new contract? Swansea City announced the Grimes contract. They haven't announced the Piroe contract. Adams out, Piroe in. It's been on the cards all sumer.

no. I've ben saying it all summer. We well sell em all. It's actually a no brainer to sell Adams rather than let him walk for free. The only question is, can we find a suitable replacement.

things only gets hotter if Bayer find an extra €10m

`specialist treatment' - nah. He just ain't turning up to training cos he wants us to let him go for less than we want to. The only reason he doesn't leave is because the offer we get is miles off our valuation.

Is Ballard ready for our first team? He keeps scoring for the u21s, so Martin has to be considering him.

I would be very surprised to see him in a Saints shirt after the window closes. I resigned to that the day we went down.

you think Everton haven't even offered £12m? I thought they might have offered that, but we actually want £15m+

just the standard 'if you don't accept our price we will go elsewhere story'. Dyche wants Adams. It's just a matter of whether they can afford him.

Aribo linked to Hellas Verona https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/southampton-playmaker-linked-with-european-transfer/

so who is "he"?

if a club offers €30m it will be difficult to turn that down. Not sure they will though.

https://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-player-now-decided-next-destination-transfer-getting-hotter-offer-mad seems like there is a pretty big gulf between what Bayern are going to offer and what we are going to accept.

were there no body language experts at Home Park yesterday to provide some insight into his state of mind?

Martin confirmed that they turned down a bid from Everton, wasn't sure of the outcome but was sure they would need to sign a replacement. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/everton-transfer-news-live-adams-27555688

What are you expecting that you are not getting?