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- KLOPP ON LALLANA: "With Adam, we don't know yet exactly. We haven't done a scan until now. It will be close. Hopefully not too serious." - KLOPP ON SOUTHAMPTON: “My respect for Southampton couldn’t be bigger. What I saw is that they had to replace a very good manager and they made a great replacement. Redmond quite a good choice to replace Pelle. They kept Tadic – a very good player. All around it’s a good team with good players. The scouting is obviously really good. I think that’s how the job should be done, but we want to go there and win, rather than celebrate Southampton's scouting department."

I basically read the situation that he felt he'd taken it as far as he could and was never going to sign a new contract anyway.

My incredibly un-educated & un-researched opinion is that unless a prospective purchaser is both well intentioned & completely loaded, I'm quite happy to keep going as we are. The Liebherr ownership has been utterly fantastic.

I hope it's not the Chinese version of 'Micky Fialka' & Pinnacle who's buying us.

The reporter of that article tweeted the following: tariq panja ‏@tariqpanja Lander, the Chinese co. keen to buy Southampton, has requested its shares remain suspended because of possibility of a "major" acquisition tariq panja ‏@tariqpanja In its statement, Lander didn't name what it's acquisition targets were.

I still have no idea if this is a good thing or not.

THIS. (Unless he's going through the Jack Cork contract twilight zone)

It's a sign of how good Liverpool are at the moment that we need about of their 5 attacking players to have an off-day.

Liverpool pair Coutinho and Firmino rushing back from Brazil duty: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/liverpool-pair-coutinho-firmino-rushing-12178132? Please get delayed. Please get delayed.

Can definitely see West Ham wanting him. They have a clause with Zaza where they have to pay a fortune for him after a certain number of games which they a bound to not want to do. Sturridge is great, but he doesn't seem like "Saints" kind of signing. (Unless these Chinese peeps come in and want to throw money at us).

I was surprised too, but it was actually a really smart move - he gets to play every week, gets to experience the champions league. Celtic is a big shop window for him.

He's quality. Meanwhile, Lewis Baker scored another beauty tonight. I'd be keeping tabs on him if I was us.

Tremendous international break for us so far with Forster / Bertrand / Tadic / Hojbjerg injured.

I'm not convinced he should have been called up to begin with.

Bertrand misses England training. http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-11-14/rooney-and-bertrand-miss-england-training/? #FFS

Source: http://www.getbucks.co.uk/sport/football/southampton-loanee-climbs-sick-bed-12170998?

Tadic's nose is busted royally vs Wales.

I remember that! Ha ha! No video, but here's the Echo article in it: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/2182176.Saints_fan_completes_Bournemouth_takeover/

Quality

Loftus-Cheek is another with huge potential. Chelsea run more of a farm than an academy. They have SO many players. Solanke, Baker, Abraham etc.

Holy moly - I won't post my Ken Dulieu pics just yet then...

I often wondered if he'd make the cut at Chelsea (he's had about 6 loan moves). But he seems to have stepped up a gear this season.

At least our scouts didn't have far to go.

http://sportwitness.co.uk/west-brom-leading-southampton-race-sign-midfielder-bids-made-arsenal-interest-claimed/? Good player.