Matthew Le God

If it doesn't work out and Verona don't trigger their option, we could not use our extend contract clause and release him on 30th June 2026. So he wouldn't come back.

Like the Mads Roerslev trsnsfer you can't see everything that is going on. Not seeing rumours doesn't mean things aren't happening...

End of people suggesting Danny Ings (for the rest of this window at least)

For those who suggested Brownhill...

The contract they'd give him if they take up the option.

€500k loan fee €7m option to buy Saints contract expires in 2026, for there to be an option to buy for Verona, Saints must have an option to extend his contract if Vetona do want to buy so he can be sold next summer or he'd just leave for free and we'd miss out selling him.

I didn't. I said he is unlikely to play, that isn't the same thing as saying never play. Plus if he is ever on the bench, then he will need a squad number. Will Still said last night that had the cup game not been against Long's parent club he would have been on the bench. So Long may well be om yhe bench for round 3 in mid September and require a squad number.

You have also ditched our best player. Why? 🤔

Struggling to find what squad number George Long has been given. Anyone able to help? Not currently listed on here... https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/teams/mens-team

Have you seen what Arthur Smith said to them if you play the tape forwards?

Do you mean Mat-Ski? 😂

What it shows is quite a few of our back up players. Not our first choice team.

A deathly silence of media rumours didn't stop Mads Roerslev from joining

Which is why I said 'so far'. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/26/west-ham-soungoutou-magassa-advanced-talks-to-buy-monaco-midfielder-20m-deal

Keeping Fernandes (so far) is a huge positive.

He is only 18 years old, and a season in the French 2nd tier aids his development. It'll do him more good than playing for our under-21 team.

We finished higher after Cortese, Pochettino, Lambert, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lovren, Lallana and Clyne left and we needed a rebuild with Pelle, Tadic, Mane etc.

Signing a midfielder who scored/assisted 20 goals in the last two seasons in the league you are in is not a 'desperate signing'. It would be a stand out signing at this level! We probably couldn't get him earlier in the summer because like most players, they want to access their options and get the best possible move. So needed to wait until he didn't get a PL move.

Nope You said... "Look at our squad under Koeman, Forster, Fonte, Bertrand, Clyne, Schneiderlin, Cork, Steve Davis, Shane long. All been there and done it in British football. Some not the best players, but hard working and experience gave them a 7/10 most games. A ‘British’ core who know the league" The players you listed in the Premier League squad under Koeman largely gained that experience with us, not before joining us.

Most weren't experienced in the Premier League at the point we signed them. Experience in the Scottish leagues and Championship isn't close to PL level experience. Most got that with us, not before.

Not at the point we signed most of them they weren't.

Verona want Bella-Kotchap On loan... https://www.alfredopedulla.com/bella-kotchap-hellas-verona-blitz/

Not completely wrong, I said 'or' instead of 'and' by mistake.

If he broke his leg tomorrow... we'd sign a new keeper. If he broke his leg after the window shut... and then McCarthy or Long were injured, we'd be allowed to sign another keeper under emergency keeper rules. McCarthy was the keeper who saw in promotion in 2024.