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No, but there was mention of that mystery candidate.

Astori! An old annual transfer window link I'd forgotten about! I reckon Garcia might be on the list. For some reason I have a hunch it will be somebody who's not in work.

A good read. Thanks. Roma have had some players recently, haven't they?

Not really. But they play better football and seem to have got their scouting into gear lately. Whilst Stoke play better football & have better players, Berahino probably would have ambitions of a joining an ever bigger club, but you know what? Rather than sitting on Spurs' bench, he'll get plenty of game time at Stoke (and he gets his pay rise too so it'll probably work out for him). He pretty much wasted last season though. Should have knuckled down instead of throwing his toys out of the pram.

John Percy ‏@JPercyTelegraph Stoke open talks to sign Saido Berahino from West Brom in potential £15m deal #scfc #wba via @telefootball http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/15/stoke-open-talks-to-sign-saido-berahino-from-west-brom/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

You should both watch the video at the top of this thread: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?56644-Les-Reed-Video-Interview-(From-2-Years-Ago)#.V2GU_rsrLIU Les Reed from a couple of years ago (in between Poch leaving & Koeman arriving) - It covers info on in's & out's in regards to a new coach, as well as player recruitment over a summer.

Wasn't Steve Davis one of the senior pro's the club spoke with when Poch left as well? (Along with Kelv & Jose?)

Different sorts of players though. Tadic slower, more technical, with eye for a pass. Redmond more of an out-and-out winger with pace. Nice to have different tools in the tool box.

Smart too, because if they turn out to be good signings, being English seemingly double's their value (as seen with Sterling's fee).

^ Isn't he their captain?

I'd be very happy with that as it means no Forster bid.

KOEMAN KEEN ON KRUL AND WITSEL Everton boss Ronald Koeman will make Newcastle No 1 Tim Krul his first signing after taking over at Goodison Park on Tuesday, says the Daily Express. Meanwhile, the Dutchman is also said to be pondering a summer swoop for Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel.

Assuming the OS won't re-tweet that

I wonder if it's £8m, rising to £11m. Vegard Forren

CHELSEA'S £32M GOMES BID REJECTED Chelsea have had a bid of £32m rejected by Valencia for Portugal international Andre Gomes, according to Sky sources. It is understood Valencia are keen to drive up the fee for Gomes due to a sell-on clause in place between themselves and his former club, Benfica, a stance which has left Valencia and Chelsea approximately £10m apart in their valuation of the player. SSN HQ has been told Benfica are due to receive 25% of any transfer fee Valencia receive for the player who only arrived at the Mestalla stadium 12 months ago. Valencia are believed to want to generate £32 million from his sale for themselves, and are therefore holding out for approximately £42m.

http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/14556200.Saints_move_for_Redmond_despite_Koeman_loss/?ref=rss

Would rather have Delia Smith

How long has Ernesto Valverde been in the odds running? He's currently 16/1 on SkyBet. Not seen him mentioned before (Aside from 1 mention on here)

There's been A LOT of names banded about though!

Wasn't there there weird situation where he was thinking about going to Charlton... Thought about it... played squash with Eddie Mitchell, announced he was staying... then Burnley came in and he went there straight away!

PELLE ATTRACTING ATTENTION Following his goalscoring exploits in Italy's Euro 2016 opening-round victory against Belgium, speculation surrounding Southampton striker Graziano Pelle has grown. Juventus are long-term suitors for the Saints forward but, following Italy's victory in Lyon, AC Milan are now also thought to be chasing Pelle. But could the 30-year-old remain in the Premier League? Well, Sky Sport Italy claim West Ham and Everton, now managed by former Saints boss Ronald Koeman, have been alerted to the Italian.

Lazio close to agreeing to terms with Bielsa: http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/eng/lazio-very-close-to-agreeing-to-terms-with-bielsa-the-latest/

Isn't that just a copy from the Mirror tweet last night?

Is Bergkamp still at Ajax?

Dortmund's scouting is on point this window!