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Def a player who can play both positions. Depends what profile we want. For me, we still need somebody who can head the ball unless I want a panic attack every time a cross comes in.

Not at all. Said specifically we would sign a replacement if Vest leaves.

Good that the opening offer is pretty close to what we’d accept.

Much more likely to be Flavius Daniliuc / Nat Phillips / Kiki Kouyate / Koni De Winter / Leo Hjelde type (of players linked)

Has apparently been excellent for Liverpool, this pre-season.

I missed it earlier so listening now. 15 mins in and there's already been a couple of absolute lemons on.

Non-Saints but Zidane at 5 always irritated me.

Not really good ones. Danish & German media are normally pretty good if anything was happening. I read Roma were looking at him after the Xhaka deal fell through.

Heard a whisper neither trialist (Abdul / Jake) got offered deals.

I’d take Phillips if Vest left.

If I’m being greedy, centre-back & deputy left-back?

Possible Solent Forum Propaganda announcement 🚨 🚨

He had that great run with playing well & pinging beautiful passes around… but fundamentally, even when he wasn’t great, he was always our top option against a Watford / Burnley etc

£15m-£17m, IMO.

FFS

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