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@SkyKaveh: Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli flying to England next week to meet Southampton about deal for Manolo Gabbiadini. Napoli want £20m

Incredible if true.

STOKE MAKE BERAHINO PROGRESS Sky Sources understand negotiations between Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion are progressing well over the possible transfer of Saido Berahino. Sky Sports News HQ reported 10 days ago that Stoke had made a bid for the striker. Now Albion have responded and re-engaged with talks. A fee hasn't yet been agreed, but both sides are getting closer, we've been told.

They don't tell Crook anything.

Been told by going on the Internet.

I blame my auto-correct... With Davo out, that's the one I'd go for.

Koeman on Jagielka: "It depends if there is interest from other clubs." Might possibly indicate they want another centre-back?

Virgil is fit for Sunday. (via Adam Blackmore's chat with Claude Puel)

Adam Blackmore ‏@bigadamsport: #Saintsfc Good chat with Claude Puel: 1.VVD fit for Sunday 2.Confirms interest in Fonte 3.Will try to replace him & add to squad if poss

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC Puel says he will not comment on transfer speculation, and that the situation with José Fonte remains unchanged. #saintsfc

Good luck Monk - Hope all goes well.... Saw this one the other day... Finished Players ‏@FinishedPlayers Neil Heaney is now the CEO of Judicare, a full-service Spanish law firm and a UK legal-services company.

There was a really good Q&A I read recently with a Liverpool fan-site. Can anyone find it?

I can deduce from this video that Sam G needs some of this finishing training that Dutchie is talking about http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11676/10687842/watch-blackburn-striker-sam-gallagher-tries-to-score-10-goals-in-10-chances

@OptaJoe: 1 - Southampton have scored exactly one goal in each of their last seven home games in all competitions. Singular.

If we could do that it would be like getting a 50% voucher for Sakho. I hope he's like FM2011 Sakho too - he was awesome.

I would have agreed, but I think the Palace move put me off. His sulks have finally caught up with him, I think.

Tricky week for us as (in theory) we need the strongest squad available for all the games! We currently top the injury charts with NINE players injured. Have to go with our strongest team for this one (depending on those injuries). --------------Forster-------------- Cedric Yoshida Virgil Bertrand --------------Romeu-------------- ---------Davis--Hojbjerg-------- Redmond-------------------Tadic -----------Rodriguez-----------

Source: http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-close-in-on-8m-jose-fonte-with-slaven-bilic-expecting-to-conclude-a-deal-in-the-next-24-a3444641.html

Whilst we aren't playing the diamond, the point you make that I latch onto is that regardless of formation, we are too easy to play against - Too slow, too ponderous & predictable. We've seen it time & time again and it seems unless a moment of magic (Boufal) happens, we are going to run out of ideas & concede. We are almost the prototype for an "away win".

I think his agent has probably sold him a yarn that huge clubs wanted him and they clearly haven't... Or, he's fallen out with the hierarchy and he's just going to whoever we accept bids from. Surprised Everton haven't made a move yet.

No chance IMO.

Telegraph Football ‏@TeleFootball Joe Fonte set to leave Southampton after bids from West Ham and West Brom are accepted http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/01/19/jose-fonte-bids-accepted-west-ham-west-brom-southampton-captain/

SSN: West Brom have agreed a fee believed to in the region of £17m for Watford striker Odion Ighalo. SSN: Sky sources understand West Brom have had their latest offer for Jake Livermore accepted by Hull City.

BILIC PROVIDES BIG FONTE UPDATE This morning we brought you news that West Ham were in talks with Southampton over central defender Jose Fonte, and while Bilic has denied the player is having a medical at the club he admitted that they could have something to announce in 24 hours time... "[Fonte is] not having a medical today," said Bilic. "We are not talking about transfers, we are working on some though. "There are one or two players we need, it won’t be easy, but we are trying. "Hopefully have something to announce in 24 hours."

Ulloa is a slight doubt for them. Slimani, Amartey, Mahrez are away at the AFCON.