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I repeat an earlier post, if Ramos stays at Benfica scores 25 goals (which will be a lot easier their than at our place) then he gets a move to a much bigger side than Saints. Come to Saints and struggle to get goals this season and his career could stall. However, as you say money talks and I guess we are gonna have to pay £100k a week for a £30m player, so maybe that trumps the career path. He could after all not get those 25 goals at Benfica and then he misses out. I've changed my mind. He could well come.

sure, but I estimate that the pull of SFC in the Premier league is a lot less than the pull of say, Man United in the Premier League. I don't see a starting striker at Benfica leaving them for us. Maybe I'm wrong. Time will tell.

I think your overestimate the pull of SFC.

we would be, but having won against a side that is possibly not at their best, we shouldn't rest on our laurels. Its a long and very hard season. We are not creating a huge amount, we don't have a huge number of goals in the term and we still have full back depth issues. If the funds are there, then there are areas to improve.

Got to say that Jackson feels very Broja-esque (which I am sure is still a type of player we are interested in) in that he has the pace and power and can quickly turn defence into attack all on his own. Was that rumour only social media based? As with Benefica, Villareal feel a lot more attractive to a young player than moving to Saints, so not sure why he'd come to us right now. I did notice that he has only just broken into their first team this season, so maybe we would see him in a similar light to Chelsea/Man City (buy their best talent from them), although as he is now in the first team perhaps that train has sailed.

Were Wolves in for Ramos too and now wouldn't be? I thought it was Newcastle and Everton? I just cant get my head around him leaving Benfica for Saints. Money talks, but it just doesn't feel right to me. For some reason Nicolas Jackson feels more aligned.

Agreed. Burnley fans were adamant that Collins was the player they wanted to keep the most and likely to reach the very top. Sadly for them he didn't go under the radar, despite it being his first Prem season. £21m was too rich for us.

Wasn't he about £21m? That's a fair bit more than the £9m we spent on BK. Mind you we wouldn't have spent £7m+ on Lynco, so could have put that money into the pot.

People on here certainly did. My immediate posts about him were that he's just too slow to ever b top quality at this level and he's probably throwing himself in front simply because he's too slow and has no choice. Admittedly, finding a CB that is strong and powerful in the air, very good positionally, pretty good with the ball AND also very sharp/fast is the holy grail.

They played 352, with Cathcart, Sierralta and Kabasele away against Brum, but 442 with Cathcart and Sierralta at home prior to that against Burnley. Only conceded 2 goals in 5 games. Sarr to Villa deal just collapsed, so less funds available now.

he really isn't as bad as people make out. He's not top class, that's obvious, and there's no point in me describing his failings, but he is OK in the air, committed in the tackle and pretty comfortable on the ball. However, if there is ever the chance to move a player on and have another stab at landing a player that could become top class, I'd like to see us go for it, but that's tapered with the need to have as strong cover as possible. So far, no one wants Lyanco, Valery and Stephens, so our options are limited. I think its fair to say that club and player are both OK with a move, as long as the right deal in put in front of SFC.

Very sad news. A true Saints legend.

He scored 3 in 6 in November/start of December and then wasn't in the squad at all for next two games - you have to assume that was due to injury/illness rather than being dropped as he then played 9 minutes and then was out of the squad again for next game. He then got 25 minutes off the bench in the next, scoring, then 45 off the bench, then the full 90.

Largest fee they have spent this summer is £5m to sign Torreira. They have spent about £20m in total and brought in £10m. Not flush with money as they finished 15th last season. They will want to loan him.

what was the loan fee United were after for Williams last summer? Was that £2m? Actually, maybe we should think along the lines of the loan fee united wanted for Lingard. 33.5m and then £12-16m if they stay up wasn't it?

West Ham have injury problems at CB too, hence the link to Bednarek, especially if a loan is a possibility. I'm sure we want to sell, but not a lot you can do if no one makes an offer.

don't recall seeing any posters on here saying we should sell for £12m.

Ralph indicated that he wasn't picked today because he didn't train. Not sure why we are considering selling him. He ain't scored a shed load of goals. Maybe the management feel they can do better. Maybe he wants £100k+ a week and we are not willing to pay that. It's two years fro the end of his contract. We don't want to see his value drop off a cliff by waiting another year, so are maybe listening to offers. Or maybe he has asked to move, thinks he can play for a bigger club or wants to go back up norf. Who knows.

Not sure Stuart Armstrong is firing either. Adding another ball player/attacking midfielder is still required IMO. You can never have too much creativity, quality...

yeah, nice to rescue some points rather than throw them away. Everyone feels good and hopefully confidence grows.

Che hadn't trained, and thus Ralph felt 30 minutes was about right. Worked a treat.

absolutely this. What I saw of Small, he looks a very powerful lad, and he might actually transition into a CB. Perraud is very workmanlike. We need to sign someone that perhaps has a higher ceiling. Someone with more pace and technical ability. We have multiple players for every position except left back. How was Djenepo today i a more standard left back role?

Was linked to teams like United a couple of years ago, but after a pretty poor season in the Prem, and his reputation tarnished slightly, its been Borussia Monchengladbach (managed by Farke), Atalanta and Monza trying to buy him this summer. The Scum linked him to Everton back in July - his agent no doubt fed that story. Feels like our level/type of signing, but is he actually any good? Anyone watched him closely?

If you are worth £30m, you don't accept peanuts. £100k a week, maybe more?

Google translate comes up with: “We are still looking for a striker. In the last few days I have received many messages about Gonçalo Ramos, but I still haven't spoken to him, nor has the club made any proposal. Did you like to count on him? Who doesn't want a player like that? But we have a defined profile for the attacking front and other targets as well."