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Because we wouldn't or couldn't pay the transfer fees for those sort of players. We were still shopping in the 10m to 15m bracket, when the teams we were competing against would be upping what they would pay by another 10m.

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He was free, not sure how Swansea mugged us off?

Who would have thought that! Absolutely made up for him if it goes through.

Right. So we should just give them away then? 15m if that was the price quoted to Burnley is nothing. The Coventry lad is rumored to be going to Sporting for £20m, and he had a similar season to Tella.

I think we will take £30m. Anything under is too low to take. Still have hopes that he will give us at least until the January window.

I think I saw maybe Sheffield United were one of them, could be wrong though.

Manchester United!

I'd like us to bring in a new keeper. If only on loan. Not sure we are going to be able to shift McCarthy

Liverpool have had their day under Klopp now.

So, pretty much what I said then.

He didn't play a competitive game for Spain. Pretty sure under FIFA rules that means you can 'switch' nations if you have some kind of link to another. Besides, don't think Catalonia is a FIFA ratified nation or area.

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Happens pretty often between City and their clubs, not saying we are in the same bracket as that, but if we aspire to be like them, its possible that Rasmus and co think its something they want to develop.

Possibly heading to Turkey on loan?

Tend to agree. 45m with achievable add ons would be my guess.

Why is it? What difference does the league we are in matter? Lavia has proved he is a Premier League player, not some kid who has just played a year in the Championship.

If this was played out the other way, and he was already a Liverpool player, and say Real Madrid wanted him, there is absolutely no way Liverpool would sell for anything less than 50m.

I don't mind where people come from that support us. Would rather see Saints shirts in town than the fake plastics from other clubs. Am originally from Southampton, Sholing/Thornhill. Only moved here because my girlfriend, now wife was living here, ironically she is from Calmore originally. I cannot abide having a PO postcode and would probably move back if given the chance.

Whilst we are linked with a player that Leicester want to move on because they have signed Winks. I think Winks will be a tidy player for them.

The very first Saints team put out in 1885 would comfortably beat last season's pathetic bunch.

Diallo shouldn't be anyway near the team even in the Championship. People laugh at players like Winks and claim he isn't Premier League quality, yet he still played for Spurs and has a handful of England caps. I suspect if we had players like him and Coady, we might not have been relegated. We chose chasing profits over getting good experienced players in, and that ultimately cost us our Premier League place.

Winks will be decent in the Championship. Would rather we have a player like that than Diallo.

Charming

Exactly the sort of signing we need, and exactly the sort of signing we needed last season.