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Liverpool have completed Phase 1 & 2 of their Summer recruitment: 1) Identify Southampton Player. 2) Leak interest to media in attempt to unsettle. Phase 3 is either going to be 'make insultingly low bid' or have Klopp mention him in an interview. Shortly after there will be mention of: "it is understood the player is keen on a move to Anfield"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3611707/Southampton-QPR-consider-swoop-Ivory-Coast-midfielder-Franck-Kessie.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

I suppose it all depends on if Jose wants him. You'd have thought Spurs might come in for him as well? Possibly City?

Bascombe knows his stuff too. I'm sure the Liverpool would love Mane... But reading between the lines, I still think Liverpool will get Gotze.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/674229/Liverpool-Sadio-Mane-Southampton-Premier-League-Transfer-News-Jurgen-Klopp-Mario-Gotze (Paul Joyce quite clued up @ Liverpool) https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/26/liverpool-focus-southampton-sadio-mane? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/26/liverpool-consider-sadio-mane-bid-as-doubts-grow-over-mario-gotz/?

Nice work by Armstrong & The Bat in transcribing.

Check this thread: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?45712-Keeping-track-of-the-contracts/page2#.V0c1vfkrKUk

The video from this thread explains all about this is more detail: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?56576-VIDEO-Les-Reed-reviews-the-season-and-discusses-the-club-s-ambition-and-future-plans#.V0cw5fkrKUk

Thought you would be

Halfway through. Loving it so far...

It's usually around 20%.

He has now: https://cards.twitter.com/cards/rh0us/1sf6j Will Britt also not retained.

Southampton and Juventus could be involved in a swap deal this summer if a report in Gazzetta dello Sport is to be believed. The report suggests Saints are interested in signing striker Simone Zaza and they are ready to offer Italian striker Graziano Pelle to the Serie A champions as part of the deal.

Anyone watch the England U21's tonight? Redmond scored again.

Nah, he's in St Barts.

No jealousy from me. (I like him too - I found it interesting he'd be available for £11m though).

1 more year.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/7173916/Stoke-step-up-Axel-Witsel-hunt-with-second-bid-of-11million-for-Belgium-ace.html

Will be lucky to get half of that £25m. (Especially with Levy bidding)

And that figure *probably* doesn't include last summers signings.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/14515973.Tadic_back_in_with_Serbia_following_fall_out/?ref=rss

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/14515553.Southampton_warned_off_Redmond/?ref=rss

That told me!

Is that all? Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/25/rafa-benitez-armed-with-large-transfer-budget-after-agreeing-new/

IIRC, didn't we loan Jack Stephen's out pretty much straight after Les made those statements? I think we keep the younger ones in house, but are more likely to send the older ones out (which I totally agree with) McQueen / Isgrove / Stephens / Turnball / McCarthy clearly too good for the U21's now. I still say Gazza & Reed should have gone out last season too.