Matthew Le God

Craig Fleming

Contract length has a big impact on transfer price - Phillips expires 2024 - Ward-Prowse expires 2026 That puts Saints in a stronger negotiating position if an offer came in for Ward-Prowse than Leeds have had with Phillips.

Keep Prowse, sell Ward

Players in the Red Bull group get passed up the chain. When they reach the top of the chain at RB Leipzig they are then sold onto the elite clubs. All stages of the chain benefit.

Key difference... Watford are not the keystone club in that group. The owners are Italians and likely view Udinese as the keystone as their long term domestic top flight team.

Why?

Key difference... I'm not a journalist, he is! There is no issue in a fan regurgitating news for the benefit of other fans on a forum. Is there is a module on journalism degree courses covering it? Cutting edge 'journalism' from Crook!

He wasn't first on that. He just regurgitates old news.

If Roma really want Bednarek, it highlights he isn't as bad as some Saints fans make out.

@SuperSAINT

Increased chance Ward-Prowse will going to the World Cup. Or room for 3 extra right backs in Southgate's squad...

I predict mutiny on the Bounty!

Saints would potentially benefit being the keystone club in any group. The flow of players through the group ultimately benefits the club at the top of the group, which is unlikely to be anyone other than Saints.

It might not mean all of them from Saints, if Goztepe are one of a few clubs bought this summer, other players might be rotated from them as well.

That doesn't mean there aren't variations from country to country.

It varies depending on the league rules in each country.

Ross Wilson - Saints Director of football operations When Wilson went to Rangers he was replaced by... Matt Crocker - Saints Director of football operations ...................... Martin Glover - Saints head of scouting and recruitment When Glover goes to Leicester possibly replaced by... Joe Shields - Saints head of scouting and recruitment

Joe Shields would be the replacement for Martyn Glover. Matt Crocker was Ross Wilson's replacement.