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Did Ronald coach him at either club?

CABAYE MOVES CLOSER Crystal Palace have moved a step closer to signing midfielder Yohan Cabaye from PSG. He is undergoing his medical in London, and Sky sources understand the fee is between £10million. and £13million ^ I find myself now being surprisingly jealous, which is strange since I know he's not a Saints-type signing.

STOKE TRY TO TEMPT SHAQIRI Stoke are ready to offer Xherdan Shaqiri a clause in his contract which would mean he could leave next summer, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The Potters are keen on the Inter Milan midfielder, and the Italian paper claims they will give him the option to leave if a Champions League team comes in for him at the end of the season.

Exactly. We create more players for the top 4 or 6 than anyone out there - The alternative is to have players that nobody wants.

You'd like to think we wouldn't have to do much looking around and that we'd have a hit-list of defenders. Will expect a plethora of links with centre-back's in the press now.

Yeah, apparently so. OGBONNA DUE FOR MEDICAL Sky Sports News HQ understands Juventus defender Angelo Ogbonna will be having a medical with West Ham in the next 48 hours, ahead of a proposed £8.5m move. We also understand talks are progressing well between the Hammers and Arsenal over bringing Carl Jenkinson back in on loan.

Vela is quality too.

It's €22m, I believe.

Jack Sullivan hinting they hope to have 3 signings by the end of the week.

Adam Leitch ‏@adamleitchsport Drawing breath after a mad day. Great to see J-Rod back, sad to see Toby go - a significant blow. There's no #saintsfc interest in Ron Vlaar

Adam Leitch ‏@adamleitchsport Drawing breath after a mad day. Great to see J-Rod back, sad to see Toby go - a significant blow. There's no #saintsfc interest in Ron Vlaar

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3154042/Manchester-United-head-Southampton-Morgan-Schneiderlin-deal-pre-season-tour.html

Had a feeling this would kick off after what Monk posted yesterday.

It's worthy of discussion, Charlie. I think I posted similar in another thread - but Marco Benassi & Mario Lemina are both 6ft. I'd sign Clasie & another one.

Left work when it was half-time at 1-1. Just got home and checked score (!)

- After the world cup Vlaar - After last season Vlaar

Southampton Holland ‏@DutchSaintsFC Jordy Clasie in Dutch newspaper @ADnl: ''I've read Koeman's comments. If Schneiderlin leaves, we will see" #saintsfc *Saint-Armstrong re-tweeted it, so he should get credit for spotting it.

See post #57

Steven Nzonzi will sign for Sevilla in the next 48 hours http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/stoke-city/11726468/Steven-Nzonzi-to-sign-for-Sevilla-after-Stoke-City-reluctantly-accept-7-million-bid.html ^ Looks like Stoke might be joining us in the hunt for a defensive midfielder. Plus they might soon have the Begovic cash to play with as well. Wonder if this has any impact on our interest in Krychowiak??

People will sneer at that comment, but I still love it when we get linked with a quality FM player! Had the same feeling with Gradel the other day - Played his part in many promotion campaigns for me

I think we should. Toby was basically 1st choice back-up if Morgan/Big Vic got injured or suspended. Clasie & another would be ideal for me - especially with Europe to take into consideration. (Maybe this is where the Benassi & Mario Lemina links have come from).

Think these are the centre-back's we've been linked with this summer: - Bruno Martins Indi - Terence Kongolo - Sven van Beek - Virgil van Dijk - Fabian Schar - Aleksandar Dragovic - Papy Djilobodji - Hector Moreno - Angelo Ogbonna - Ron Vlaar

Debayo, I think plays left back.

Let's move on & try and find a replacement somewhere near as good as Toby was. He was brilliant for us.

Raheem Sterling refuses to go on tour with Liverpool in attempt to force through Man City move http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11725151/Raheem-Sterling-refuses-to-join-Liverpool-tour.html ^ Sh*tty behaviour, if true, but good to see them getting a taste of their own medicine.