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Remove him from the "Who can get Saints promoted?" manager shortlist... Rowett signs new contract at Derby.

It's why I'm not remotely surprised Claude is doing well there. Vardy. Iheancho. Slimani. Okazaki. Ulloa. Plus Mahrez & Gray. What a great array of attacking talent they have.

Yeah, no doubt those are impressive. If we do sign him, we are going to have to change the way we play, or else he will just pick the ball up on the half way line and have 1 striker in front of him with no other support.

He usually comes across well. I thought he seemed a bit hyper & OTT last night.

Iheanaho was somebody I completely got wrong in the summer. I thought he'd be a brilliant signing for them.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/15814723.Saints_not_put_off_by_Wenger_in_Walcott_pursuit/

Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino wants Theo Walcott or Guido Carrillo to fire him back into fans' good books: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/southampton-transfers-mauricio-pellegrino-theo-walcott-guido-carrillo-goals-a8148536.html

Everton ready to sell Oumar Niasse to Crystal Palace, Brighton or West Brom ~ @DaveHytner https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/08/everton-oumar-niasse-crystal-palace-brighton-west-brom?CMP=share_btn_tw

@TeleFootball: Arsenal holding out for around £35million as Man City prepare Alexis Sanchez bid ~ @TelegraphDucker http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/01/08/arsenal-want-35million-alexis-sanchez-man-city-prepare-opening/ Nabil Fekir features highly on Arsenal's list of players to replace Sanchez. That link somewhat relates to any interest in Walcott too.

@gffn: Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim in today's press conference: "We do not typically sell players in the winter transfer window. But the month is long and many things could happen."

We've had no shortage of potential candidates.... Carrillo has had the most noise about him in the media.

Made of biscuits, but quality. Can create his own chances out of nothing.

vs Yeovil, perhaps? I would take that.

What to believe. Early post-VvD Telegraph article mentioned us being interested. Sky reporting the other day that we had no interest in him (or Sessegnon). I assume an updated Telegraph piece would give us our answer. Surely he must be available though?

With our luck: Barcelona away

Mane was in Austria at the same age.

Agreed. He's going to be some player. Was playing in the championship at 16, which is crazy. Pione Sisto is one of those players that jumps out as a Mane-esque type player. Rapid, explosive, creates & scores goals.

CARRILLO TO SAINTS? There is firm interest from Southampton in Monaco striker Guido Carrillo, according to Sky sources. The 26-year-old Argentinian - valued at around £15million - played under Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino during his two year spell in charge of Estudiantes. The struggling Premier League club are seeking a target man to play alongside Charlie Austin when he returns from injury. Southampton have money to spend following the £75million sale of Virgil Van Dijk, although the fee is to be paid by Liverpool in instalments over a period of years. As well as a centre-forward, they are also in the market for a winger with pace and a back-up right-back.

He's more likely than Carroll / Benteke, TBF.

When is the FA Cup draw? The draw takes place at around 7:10pm on Monday January 8, before kick-off in the final tie of the round: Brighton against Crystal Palace.

Apologies. Went by radio commentary.

Theo misses from a yard out. Sign him up!!!

We've been linked with him before: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/3290723/arsenal-transfer-news-gunners-set-to-move-for-nottingham-forests-10million-rated-teen-ben-brereton/ Exactly the sort of player we should be looking at. He will probably disappear down the "Top 6" black-hole of talented teenagers.

Good long-term championship planning.

@TheSunFootball: Southampton full-back Matt Targett set to seal six-month loan switch to Fulham https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/5287578/southampton-matt-targett-six-month-loan-switch-fulham/ ?!