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* Down the footballing pyramid to league one

Random link to Villa's Jordan Amavi. http://www.insidefutbol.com/2016/06/29/nice-drop-out-of-aston-villa-star-race-as-claude-puel-eyes-southampton-involvement/292819/? *Please don't be linked to Bertrand departure*

Needs 1 other at least IMO. No replacement for Sadio in that list. (It's not Redmond, we needed a right-winger anyway) Needs another forward to cover the combined loss of Gaston/Juanmi.

Cheap option to replace Wanyama?

From SSN: Nathan Ake has agreed to join Bournemouth from Chelsea on a season long loan deal.

Tello is an out & out winger too. Plays on the right mostly, similar to Redmond.

I reckon he'll be wanted @ Chelsea.

What if they sell Costa?

Martin Samuel chimes in: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3664725/How-Claude-Puel-better-bet-Southampton-Michael-O-Neill.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Boufal / Berahino / Ben Arfa Have we been searching for players with the "Technical skills" / "Goal Threat" / "Attitude Problems" filters ticked on the Black-box?!

Get French Football ‏@GFFN Arsenal, Chelsea & Southampton to meet with Sofiane Boufal's reps this week, according to @ed_aarons - the situation http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/sofiane-boufals-agent-to-meet-with-chelsea-arsenal-southampton/

Would agree with this. Stoke must have been working on this deal since January. Needs to come from a more credible source before I take it seriously.

Get French Football ‏@GFFN Hatem Ben Arfa has agreed to a three year contract with Sevilla & will sign at the end of the week, according to Goal France.

PALACE IN FOR TOWNSEND Crystal Palace are set to activate Andros Townsend's £13m release clause, Sky sources understand. Newcastle are yet to receive an official bid from Palace but we understand that will come and the Championship club are bracing themselves for it.

I'm convinced Spurs will be in the race for him. Also, LOL @ Arsenal being interested in a creative No.10. They never sign those do they?!

The Sun running with the Berahino story too too: https://www.thesun.co.uk/uncategorized/1355150/southampton-set-to-gazump-stokes-16million-bid-for-west-brom-striker-saido-berahino/ Not sure on the credentials of either journalist. I'll probably get more excited if John Percy reports it - He's one of the best Journo's around that area. I assumed Stoke would be close to sealing a deal for him. Imagine replacing Gaston / Juanmi / Mane with Ben Arfa / Berahino / Boufal

Wouldn't be a bad idea to send Hesketh, McQueen or Gallagher down there too.

Crikey!! Hell of a signing!

I'm not sure how he passed the background/attitude audit from the black-box Very talented player in there if he can get his head straight.

Is there a current limit on number of loans from one club to another?

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?56632-Sammy-Lee#.V3J_D_krKHs

So possibly a City youngster who plays for a country that we haven't had a player from? Bersant Celina (Kosovo?)

"Liverpool are adamant the deal for Mane will not exceed £30million, inclusive of any add-ons as part of the negotiation which was agreed last week but delayed at Southampton’s request until they completed the £11 million signing of replacement Nathan Redmond." Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/28/sadio-mane-liverpool-announce-five-year-deal-for-30m-striker/ (From the Liverpool side of the Telegraph)