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https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-07-07/contract-dare-olufunwa-southampton-fc-june-2022

New name linked: Kamil Jóźwiak. 22, left winger. http://sportwitness.co.uk/man-united-southampton-sent-scouts-watch-poland-international-will-impressed/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp3GYGU7ofw

Not really related, but I completely forgot Ryan Sessegnon signed for Spurs. What's happened to him there?

Don't know how close we were to signing him, but Victor Osimhen was mentioned a lot last summer. Not sure if he was an alternative to either Djenepo or Adams. He seems to be linked with all sorts of good clubs after a very good season with Lille.

I know what you mean, but it sounds like an option to me.

Yeah, would be interesting to know. The link is above - posted by Mozz. It’s from the Fulham OS.

They have an option to buy.

He won’t get a better chance of a permanent move after that last loan spell. Whether anyone wants to stump up the cash is another question.

Deal was agreed between clubs. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/fraser-forster-celtic-transfer-latest-22308335

Watkins apparently has an £18m Buy-out clause.

Mentioned as having interest in Ollie Watkins by David Ornstein in The Athletic.

Always a tricky place to go.

Might have to drop him & say he's rubbish before Levy wants us to pay them money for a p/x with Hojbjerg.

Harsh.

Well done to the lad for making the bench tonight. Hope he gets some pitch-time before the end of the season.

Best of luck to him, AllSorts. Hope he makes a full recovery.

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/class-act-pay-him-whatever-he-wants-plenty-of-fulham-fans-urging-club-to-sign-pl-man/

I would guess it's not linked. But I do believe there is something in that Sky Sports story above.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/leicester-to-return-for-southampton-star-vestergaard-after/1vjvpeuc39jcrzdl12t8iph5t

West Ham join the party: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8489629/West-Ham-join-host-clubs-transfer-race-Real-Valladolid-defender-Mohammed-Salisu.html

No worries. I asked him about it a couple of days ago. I asked if he was going to record a piece about it — I don’t think he planned to do one. As the articles started to come out Yesterday & today, I thought it might be handy if some facts got presented.

A view on this from Adam Blackmore (Who knew about this in advance): Contrary to some newspaper reports and gossip, this is not in any way an investment or stake in the club by MSD - they loan money like a bank, and have no interest in buying a football club. They set up a new Uk business to hold the cash and create the facility for the club to use when they need to, as per their agreement. It has absolutely nothing to do with Sunderland or Derby, or anything else. Like I said, it’s a commonplace practise for clubs to use a 3rd part loan facility to help cash flow and bridge the periods between TV staged payments. Saints have done it before, and I’m sure they’ll do it again. They have always used banks , not owners, and will keep doing it that way. Most clubs have them. This is not a drama….it’s about changing lender and having a new loan facility to help cash flow through Covid downturn – and the big thing – it enables the club to keep building around Ralph, as they want to do. It is a positive –Saints are taking care of business in a global crisis, and are ahead of most clubs in this. Well clear of relegation with 6 games to go, new contracts signed, good core of English players, and they want to progress as planned, and this enables them to do that. It also gives them strength to negotiate on the front foot, with player sales or purchases. A lot of clubs are going to struggle to buy players in one lump now, so maybe if Saints get a good deal for a player they want to sell, but the club can’t pay it all up front, it enables Saints to take staged payments instead of taking cut-price money for a player……this keeps the money coming in, and is power to their elbow. I think Toby Steel should take a lot of credit for being shrewd and canny, and getting Saints ahead of the curve and other clubs.

Thanks mate. Makes sense. FWIW, I think I saw Oludare Olufunwa training this week too which makes sense with Valery’s injury.

Doesn’t seem like a Saints-type signing? I would think most of our cash will go on defence & central midfield this window.

What happened to Jacob Maddox? Did he go back to Chelsea?