I'd like to think so, but lets be honest - If he REALLY wants to go, then he'll go.
(Nice that we're in the prem now though which you'd hope would help)
#SaintsFC will ignore any bids from #CFC & the like for @Luke_shaw3, I can report. Unlike w/Theo, Bale & Chambo, club will refuse to budge.
(From Simon Peach)
Nixon (I know) on Saints/Butland...
Q: @reluctantnicko Butland to #saintsfc still alive?
A: @JoshFernandes94 Keep making offers. Birmingham keep wanting more. But money talks in the end.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is eyeing Bolton’s Mark Davies in a £6million swoop after missing out on Gylfi Sigurdsson, writes the Daily Mirror.
(Was rumoured to be on our radar, I believe).
According to reports in Holland, Vitesse midfielder Alexander Buttner has travelled to England to hold talks with Southampton. The highly-rated Dutchman has previously been linked with Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and is expected to seal a move to the Premier League.
I think considering Tony Husband mentioned similar, I think your theory is spot on....
Also from Simon Peach...
Butland is interested in a move to #SaintsFC. While nothing in reports a bid has been made, something could yet happen this summer.
I'd agree with this re: Nixon.
Thing is, deals probably are intricate with delays etc. Probably are quite hard to follow.
Hope we get Butland - I would prefer him over Green. Certainly fits in with our structure more. I couldn't really see us signing someone who West Ham couldn't agree a contract with.