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Funny old game, MLG. Re: replacements, I know Salisu is highly rated but anyone we sign surely needs to be another beast in the after Vesty leaves.

Leicester have held talks with Southampton to sign Jannik Vestergaard as they attempt to bolster their injury-hit defence for the start of the Premier League campaign. The Saints centre-back is among their top choices, with Wesley Fofana and Jonny Evans ruled out for the start of the season. Brendan Rodgers previously looked at the Denmark international two seasons ago but a £25 million move could not be struck. He is expected to be available for a lower fee as he has one season left on his contract at St Mary’s, where he has been for three years after arriving from Borussia Mönchengladbach. Fofana has a medial ligament injury to his knee which will rule him out for the rest of the year, while Evans is sidelined until at least September with a foot problem. Leicester’s shortage of centre-backs has brought the likes of Schalke’s Ozan Kabak, on loan at Liverpool last season, and Bologna’s Takehiro Tomiyasu to the table as defenders currently on the market who could provide cover. Vestergaard has also been on West Ham’s radar but their No1 choice for a centre-back has been Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenković and they are working torwards signing the Serbian international. Southampton ideally want to keep Vestergaard, who has been a regular under Ralph Hasenhuttl. The 29 year-old went to the European Championship with Denmark and reached the semi-finals where they lost to England. With his contract expiring in 10 months, his club also know they risk losing him for free at the end of the campaign.

I thought West Ham were close to signing the Fiorentina defender?

Does such a player exist that Dan Sheldon describes? The lesser spotted fullback / DM / centre-back?

I predict defensive howlers & lapses.

Can’t be too many championship clubs with loads of cash for him other than recently relegated sides.

Great to have it back

Very cool:

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19501113.blackburn-rovers-interested-permanent-move-southampton-striker/

Dont think villa will go THAT high… but I’m sure they’ll go pretty big.

I hadn’t seen this - cheers for posting, MLG. It’s going to be interesting to see how we get on this season with such a young group…To get an idea of the changes made within less than a year:Matt Crocker, at the last fans-forum used the B-Team’s 5-2 Man City U23 victory as the benchmark for the season as it featured the strongest team that we had.———————————————-• 16 players were in the match day squad• 1 is now with the First team• 2 are still with the B Team • 8 aren't at the club anymore• 4 are out on loan• Valery is TBC

Exactly my thoughts. LOVE the Ox rumour, BTW. Absolute class, but those injuries................................... WHHHEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

No over-sensitivity from me, Whelk. But if somebody was to cause havoc with my scrolling, I would get VERY sensitive

2 new forwards must mean 1 or 2 are due to leave?

Exactly this. Makes no sense for them to sell him.

It's literally the Other Teams Transfers thread. The Tweet contains the news & the source. Add me to ignore if it annoys you