Matthew Le God

It isn't 'some papers'... it was a Football Insider story by clickbait merchant Wayne Veysey. He barely counts as a journalist.

Report to who and for what purpose? Booing of the gesture is moronic... but it isn't illegal or racist in itself.

It didn't... as my question was how would Saints switching to only signing 14+ year olds if other clubs pick up the best players help Saints? Which you didn't address. Plus, missing out on 6 years of professional coaching isn't going to help.

That didn't answer the question.

Possibly a replacement for Grealish moving to Man City.

Lots of our best academy players were recruited at 8, 9, 10. Stopping recruitment at that age means Saints would miss out on players to other clubs. Only recruiting at 14 upwards means you've missed out on coaching them at a high level for 6 years. So how does that help us?

Why do you think they haven't tried to sell him? Maybe they have... but no-one wants to buy him.

https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-06-04/southampton-football-club-2021-retained-list-released-players Released... Ryan Bertrand Jake Hesketh Josh Sims David Agbontohoma Lucas Defise Pascal Kpohomouh Kingsley Latham Kameron Ledwidge James Morris Thomas O'Connor Tommy Scott Plus, regarding Harry Lewis and Sam McQueen...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57351839

In this case he claimed it was a fact! So it is not unreasonable to ask why he considers it a fact! 🙄

Is your missile being guided by a pigeon?

It was a deal worth an initial £25m, rising to a potential £30m. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/said-benrahma-west-ham-transfer-news-brentford-latest-b1069668.html

How do you know that to be a fact?

It is not relevant to my post at all, it is on a completely different tangent. Do you deny that he was denied the opportunity to invest in the club by his government?

I don't know. But on what are you basing your view that he wouldn’t?

How is any if that relevant as a reply to what I said? You appear to think I've said something I didn't. All that post says is that he was prevented from investing in the club by his national government through no fault of his own. Are you disputing that?

His Wolves team was only 2 points above us last season. Hardly an insurmountable gap.

Not his fault if his country closed off him being able to invest shortly after the takeover.

For the under 21s, not the senior national team.

Kane has 3 years left on his contract, which makes a huge difference. Only having a year left puts the selling club in a very difficult position and the player's value falls off a cliff.

How have you worked that out?

The Athletic not being aware of any is not the same as there being none.