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Enjoy the next five years at Saints Virgil, playing with the kids, cos you'll be 31 when you're free. Then let's see if Liverpool still want you. Tommy Forecast managed it - you'll be fine.

1) Today, well we can hope can't we? 2) Tomorrow, all the cool clubs do business on a Sunday. 3) Next Week, but it'll be hugely underwhelming. 4) Next Week, and it'll make the Everton fans really jealous. 5) Later in July, but then we'll be waiting until the fricking end of August for another. 6) August, by which time Alpine will have committed suicide. 7) Signing? What signing? We don't need no stinking signings... 8 )Signings will only happen after the fire sale of all our top talent. 9) January, when we're rock bottom and have just appointed Allardyce to get us out the crap. 10) Cheesewafflemonkeyturd. Or come up with your own. Winner gets a discoloured bottle of Jack Daniels that has sat on my window sill for about 16 years. #summerisboring #workisboring

Breaking News: Chelsea have matched United's £75 million bid for Lukaku. That'll truly F*"£ off some United fans if Chelsea get him.

While that's utter turd and laughable, I'd still be tempted to sell VVD if we got a bid of £65+million. As good as he is, he's hardly going to be delighted with being kept here, irrespective of his contract length, in an era when player power is strong. Then there's the not knowing how good he'll be after his injury. I'd take that money (even if it is to Liverpool though it'd hurt) and bring in 2 ready to go centre backs, maybe Wimmer and Gibson. Add a strong DM and an attacking creator with an eye for goal and we're golden. But then I'm not the manager for a good reason!

That'd mean West Ham miss out on another target this summer. Not having much luck over there! Cracking signing for Leicester, but only if City don't have a buy back clause, otherwise if he does well they'll have him back easily. Can see Iheanacho as a top goal scorer in years to come. Leicester fighting out with Everton to be most revered club this summer!

[startMLGmode] It's his twin Jacob we've been interested in. [endMLGmode] Pleased for Reed, and if he has a similar impact to Gallagher (but for his position) I'd welcome him back next season.

Harrison Reed to join Norwich on loan for the season. http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/07/05/por-southamptons-reed-set-for-norwich-loan/ Leicester and Roma both linked with Defrel, who we were linked with recently. Iheanacho to join West Ham. Few updates I've found.

If this were FM, I always sign more players than I need because I'm a poor manager (Straight out of the Harry Redknapp school of "Don't give a sod about the finances.") So I'd keep everyone currently at the club and sign: Szczesny to add competition to Forster Martins Indi to strengthen centre back Kirchoff on a free for his defensive versatility Cyprien for defensive midfielder (although he's out injured until later in the year, he'd be an asset long term) Camacho from Malaga for midfield Karamoh for attacking options Iheanacho for up top. Get it done Saints. Win the league.

OK not Prem but PSG - this gave me flashbacks... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40487891 Anyone checked he is who he claims he is?

OK not Prem but PSG - this gave me flashbacks... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40487891 Anyone checked he is who he claims he is?

I've read some reviews about him and by all accounts he had an exceptional season last season. He comes across as the perfect long term Davis replacement, and even looks like him a bit! Plus he has an eye for goal and would continue the excellent business with Celtic. (irrespective of what their fans feel!) Apparently he has only got a year left on his contract and is stalling on a new one, so I shouldn't think the transfer fee is that high either. Get it done Saints. (I'd still want a big bastard of a defensive midfielder too!)

I've read some reviews about him and by all accounts he had an exceptional season last season. He comes across as the perfect long term Davis replacement, and even looks like him a bit! Plus he has an eye for goal and would continue the excellent business with Celtic. (irrespective of what their fans feel!) Apparently he has only got a year left on his contract and is stalling on a new one, so I shouldn't think the transfer fee is that high either. Get it done Saints. (I'd still want a big bastard of a defensive midfielder too!)

Exactly. Manolo is better than the lot of them. I'd hazard a guess that if Bournemouth had signed Austin, the media would be raving about them signing a player that could guarantee them goals. Some players just have that tagline due to past exploits. I've always liked Defoe as a striker and feel he should have been given a better shot with England, but he's ageing now. I'd take our striking options any day. A great complement of Class, Natural finishing, Pace and Height. And that's before we sign anyone else. (Such as the rumoured Iheanacho, which would be a massive statement of intent, although I still feel that'd be unlikely.)

A player I feel a bit sorry for. When he signed I was pleased, signing one of the best (if not the best) talent in the Championship. (I like that model.) He was excellent before his injury, on the cusp of going got to the World Cup, wanted by Spurs, then the agony of that injury arrives. Since then he's lost his pace, but you can see the intelligence is still there, the instinctive goal against Bournemouth a case in point. But we can't go into yet another season saying "I hope he comes good this season" when potentially £15 million is on the table and he wants out. I'd like to see him come good again but I fear he's on the downward spiral. £12 million in the bank for our 4th choice striker and the risk is now with WBA. I'll take that.

According to a Hammers-supporting colleague, West Ham want 2 strikers with Prem experience, and one of them is Shane Long. Naturally it's a "Hammers-linked-with-striker" story, so i ignore it. I still think Long is an asset for us, as long as he's not the main striker.

You do realise we signed a sought-after Italian International striker in January aren't you, one who banged in 6 goals in just 8 appearances? An ageing Defoe is the last person we needed with Austin, Long and Gallagher backing up Manolo. I'll give Defoe credit though, players with pace normally would have faded by now. He's done well to keep it up as long as he has. A 3 year contract on what I can only imagine is high wages is risky though, he'll be nearly 38 when that contract is up.

Not a chance. Played about 40 times in 4 years and basically has one working leg. Was decent in his younger years but injury prone as hell.

Ah, the old patented Saintsweb "write them off before they've joined" thread. Good stuff. He's obviously not going to be first choice, and in today's market that amount of money is peanuts in the Premier League, so even if he's not a hit, he's a fairly risk free investment. He's got the raw talents, tall, aggressive enough to get sent off the other day (!), and someone saw fit to pick him for Poland's U-21s so he can't be all bad. He'll likely be fourth choice behind VVD/new CB, Maya and Jack or even fifth choice if Gardos miraculously has a future so it's good for squad strength. As long as we either keep VVD or replace him well, I can't see much wrong with this deal. And it gets the summer's transfer business started!

A year ago today we signed Redmond but had no manager. This year no signings, but we have a manager already in place. I reckon it won't be long before we start seeing player movement. Fingers crossed!

Welcome Mr Pellegrino. Blood Orange is my favourite this far if anyone is taking notes. In a perfect world, we'd keep everyone and sign a centre back, defensive midfielder and an attacking midfielder. We need more than that with the expected departures, so good luck to the new manager.

£60million with the other £10million subject to targets would be a decent deal IMO. I can't see anyone paying £70 million but we must remember we've got an unhappy player to worry about... I think £60 million would be a great bit of business for VVD. Even better that it hasn't come from the Scousers.

JWP is England's penalty taker. I bet he's a bit gutted to have gone off now!

11pm people #itshappening #stabinthedark

He'd be a calculated risk that would be worth taking from what I've read. He seems very thorough in all he does, is a name in the game, knows the Premier League and would have the support of at least 2 of the top 6 in City and Arsenal. My concern is a lack of experience. It's probably moot though as I personally think we'll go for Pellegrino, based on noises coming from the media. (Not that we tend to make much noise in the media I guess...)