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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?

POTENTIAL SCHOLAR SIGNING!

Snippet on Everton’s interest: Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/07/03/no-way-lucas-digne-will-allowed-leave-everton-summer-says-carlo/ Said it the other day, but it would likely be a much quicker transfer saga if Everton signed him. Levy will try and stretch it to October.

Interestingly, The Telegraph is reporting Spurs rejected a swap deal with Juventus involving Ndombele & Aaron Ramsey https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/07/03/tottenham-reject-ndombele-ramsey-swap-deal-juventus/

https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-07-03/team-news-ralph-hasenhuttl-southampton-manchester-city-premier-league

He’s on holiday.

I’m sure there’s an article like this every summer. https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/18557198.southampton-loanee-mario-lemina-attracts-interest-abroad/

Bit like the Targett sale last season?

Would love it to be the ownership change...but I believe it’s to assist with cash flow during Covid.

One of K,Billy’s last posts was voting for: F) American owners buying the club through loans put on the club

Wasn't Dell linked with Sunderland, too?

Keep digging!!

Email him & ask him, Trousers!

https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-07-02/nathan-tella-contract-extension-southampton-football-club-2-july-2020

I believe Danso’s option-to-become-permanent deal is a fairly large figure - and that’s probably not going to be taken up - so we would have the money.

Gao doesn’t invest his own money into the club, so I suppose it’ll be business as usual as long as the tv cash keeps coming in.

Very strange. Are they waiting on those offers to get accepted? Can’t imagine that would be the case.

There’s probably still a deal to be done.

http://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-offer-player-doesnt-suit-club-yet-activate-affordable-release-clause/

Here we go again.... Saints supposedly want £5m for him: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5759473/celtic-blow-fraser-forster-not-return/