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Crikey, that last bit: And, like many clubs, Bournemouth also have outstanding transfer fees to pay for a number of players, with the club believed to still owe £81m to other clubs with only £5m owed to them on deals.

Would be ludicrous to believe that very likely statement

Always me

Always me

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/07/28/5m-man-says-he-doesnt-want-to-join-southampton-as-director-confirms-saints-bid/

Don’t think so.

I should have known it wasn't close. It's not October.

Downgrade on KWP. Lyall Thomas is pretty good on Spurs news though.

Best thing is if Ralph takes a look pre-season & decides from there. There will be a queue of clubs for him regardless. He might fall into the Chambers/Targett of 'want to keep, but will help us strengthen elsewhere' bracket.

Didn't see it but listed as having an assist for the 1st Fulham goal.

I can see the argument... But unless it's a talented teenager at a cheaper price, I just don't see the budget stretching.

Not something we’ve tended to do, IIRC.

Would guess it’s his agents offering him up. I read a chap on twitter who reports on the Bundesliga say that Schalke are in BIG financial trouble. So it might not even take that much.

A whole load of nothing from the Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8564839/Tottenham-set-renew-talks-Pierre-Emile-Hojbjerg-Southampton-demanding-25m.html

Likely way more than we would afford. 27 might be a smidge too old. Think we’re targeting younger.

“Fulham are keen to take up their option to sign Reed on a permanent deal, although the agreed price will fluctuate significantly based on whether they achieve promotion.“ I hadn’t thought of the 2 prices thing before.

Good shout.

Bertie & JWP? Last championship defender I recall being linked to was Dael Fry at Boro.

http://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-move-picture-signing-ralph-hasenhuttl-already-preparing-next-season/

Exactly. Basically what I think of as a “Wanyama” type move. All the big guns looked at him but none went for him so we gave him the next logical platform.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/harrison-reed-interview-fulham-vs-cardiff-championship-playoff-southampton-a9638901.html

Apples & oranges though.

Seems highly rated & fits our model. Expensive though & lots of clubs looking at him.