Saint Charlie

They said earlier he told Saints he wanted regular starts.

Nothing sorted...yet. Yet being the key word.

Another big wage off the bill. Club like Saints can't have those wages on the books for someone who never starts. Can only think its that and the fact he wants first team football that has made us let him go.

True. Apparently on over 100k a week at Man Utd which is ludicrous. When the likes of Cleverley won't move because nobody will match his 60k a week you realise the spending power Utd have.

About what? Im just relaying what the media is reporting. I personally have no idea what will happen!

£16m permanent move for Welbeck does make Long seem expensive! Far more ability, and younger by far. Think he would do well at Arsenal if played up front. Will certainly have a lot created for him.

SSN guy at Hull saying nothing about Ramirez. Surely they don't need him and Ben Arfa? Tidy little squad they are building though.

Its a Telegraph Journalist: @LukeEdwardsTele Hull City are going to sign Ben Arfa from #nufc and Ramirez from Southampton. You can take this as gospel! He said it so I am relaying it. No doom.

Telegraph reporter saying Gaston definitely going to Hull on loan. Thats definitely better for them than us, although hard tonsee where he would start for us.

Lets hope so.

His Camp must be working overtime as its come up loads of times today. I think most people realise this move will happen in Jan or the summer anyway, as unless he signs a new deal we will almost certainly have to sell rather than lose him for nothing. Hopefully we can somehow persuade him we are just as competitive as Spurs.

Norwich signing Jos on loan til end of season which takes him up to end of contract.

Lets get Mane over the line. Of he isnt in the country then you never know what could happen. Sounds like an exciting player.

Would imagine Mane would be going to the African Nations in early 2015.

TalkSport had a European footy guy on earlier who was raving about him. Said he is very quick and skillful and was brilliant in the Europa League last season. Said he would be a really good signing, and quite physical so should be ok in the PL.

Gordon Simpson (Echo) understands Alderweireld and Mane are undergoing medicals with Saints.

VI: Saints and Sunderland had big bids turned down today for Virgil van Dijk.

Have to say yet again there arent that many deals happening that make you feel another club is really getting a major advantage, certainly not those competing with us anyway. If we do the business we want to then it will be amongst the best today IMO.

K Billy - any update on this one?

European expert on talksport bigging up Mane. Says he was brilliant in the Europa League last season and would be a great signing for Saints.

Talksport just made a big thing of saying Spurs are trying to get Rodriguez today.

I think this too.

Anderson linked with Burnley.

Richard Dunne possibly to Burnley. Wonder if they still want Jos? Might be hard to get rid of him.

Or Capel isnt a target.