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We aren’t going to be flush with cash this summer, but these sort of signings are the sort we should always try to budget for.

Southampton enter the race to sign Arsenal starlet Folarin Balogun: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8472453/Southampton-enter-race-sign-Arsenal-starlet-Folarin-Balogun.html

Both started for Northampton & beat Aaron Martin's Exeter 4-0 in the final. (Hoskins scored the 3rd).

Is Ferry injured? Surprised he’s not made the bench. Little bit here about Ralph on Jankewitz: https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/hasenhuttl-jankewitz-boost-hojbjerg-uncertainty-4275659

Forster rumour #68 of the day: This one from Chief Scottish Sun reporter: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5751600/celtic-forster-permanent-deal-southampton/

Well done to the lad for getting on the bench today. LeG will be happy. He's been saying how highly regarded is.

Cheers. Has got a goal or 2 in him as well judging from his academy days. Love seeing academy players come through the system. Should save us a few quid in the market as well.

Unanimous then

Missed all the game today. How did he play? I read he played as one of the "two No.10's"?

His Sean Connery is very good, apparently.

Maybe it’s tactical. Not sure. Porto wanted him for big money a year or so ago, which Celtic rejected. Maybe we can get him cheaper if we pay the majority of FF’s wages.

Southampton-owned Lemina tempted by Marseille return: https://www.goal.com/en/news/southampton-owned-lemina-tempted-by-marseille-return/ao3ikf8ya7rl1bba4teensv3n

If anything shows the levels of how difficult it is to shift them permanently, it’s the 15k a week they were paying FF!

Not really a Saints-link, but an article on potential takeover at Burnley (interest from American & middle-eastern investors). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/06/27/burnley-attracting-interest-overseas-investors-seeking-buy-premier/

There's quite a few, but I have no idea what figures they would want for Cantwell & Buendia. I think players like Billing & Buendia could be developed massively under Ralph. So hard to figure out what kind of money we may (or may not) have available this summer.

Surprised we haven’t read about any links with new academy recruits we’ve picked up. Normally would have done by now.

You def need to add Hoedt & Lemina to your outgoings

Although....

Think most of Les’s deal were wanting money up front.

Great job as usual, mate. Some spaces open up in the U23's for some more central defenders & strikers with some of those getting released. Fingers crossed they find clubs ASAP.

Still seems like this will be the case if you go by this: http://sportwitness.co.uk/claim-southampton-accepted-offer-midfielder/

Probably nothing. Les Reed would have been all over the press saying if we had clauses.

Clyne & Martina released from their respective clubs. Let’s get the band back together again*. —————— *MLG disclaimer: I’m not being serious.

Are Bournemouth still in trouble with the EFL? Or did they settle it? Im curious what happens if Villa go. I think they dodged punishment by getting promotion & then spent £140m+