S-Clarke

To be honest, if all our signings are of this calibre, then we'll be more than fine.

@SouthamptonFC Have signed #DusanTadic on a 4 year deal. Sources reporting that @LFC are already preparing a £25 million bid.

“We now look forward to bringing in more players because we want to continue and maybe even better what Southampton did last season.”

Their primary DM target is Lars Bender, who by all accounts is also set to join.

''Yes, OK Smart-arse. We've signed one. Where are the others?'' - repeat, endless loop, for the next 4 weeks.

As far as first signings go, I'd rate this is a pretty damn good one.

Alpine, please stop this tedious yearly WUM attempt. So dull.

£25m would be epic for a CB, who cost us £8m last year. As a board, whatever the situation, a club like us cannot pass up that sort of profit on a player - not a chance. Would be accepted no matter what. He is a high quality player, but I'd hope we are able to source a replacement who has a similar sort of impact for half that price.

I would imagine...and Hope! most of that deal is based on him scoring lots of goals and them winning promotion, because if they've splashed anything like £10m outright on him then they are insane.

Isla can play as a DM, WBR, WBL or general MR/ML type. Probably the highest quality ''jack of all trades'' we can attract. Would be an epic squad addition. (would play most weeks as well, would have him as a wing back myself!)

Assuming with the interest from other clubs, it was seen imperative to just focus on this and get this over the line.

Can we go for an old fashioned 11pm announcement? I think by starting this thread, I pushed this signing through. Result for me. Maybe I'll start a Lukaku thread just for the fun. (or not)

He's not reported back to training, first day he contacted the club to say he was ill - but then pictures of him in LA surfaced, he still hasn't returned back. If we get rid of him on a free it's a good deal. Horrific person.

To be honest, based on the total squad annihilation we're seeing this summer, players like Fonte and Cork are in short supply - and we need to keep them longer-term. We just need to replace Lovren, and that will be that.

I think we want him for sure, but I don't think the club feel he's worth what Feyernord want. - which I'd tend to agree with. £10m for a 29 year old, unproven in a top league, is a hell of a gamble IMO. I'm sure both clubs will reach an agreement in the end, but Feyernord won't get exactly what they want IMO.

An example of how a sponsor can ruin a shirt IMO.....

Pretty good move for him really. Big club, fantastic atmospheric stadium and an awesome City to live in......nice career wind down!

From people I have spoken to, a family member who is randomly a PSV Supporter (long story, don't ask), said at the initial interest.....''Not a chance, he's big club bound'' and now, as he's on the brink of signing ''Not sure how you've done it, he's every bit as good as some of the best play makers in Europe." Described him as a play maker, number 10 style, rather than a winger - but can operate either side. He doesn't rate Pele though, described him as more of an Altidore than a Bony.....uh oh!

He just browses this forum all day. I imagine there will be an ''EXCLUSIVE'' story shortly regarding the imminent transfer of Tadic.

I'll be there, I hope. To watch the brilliant last minute own goal by either Lallana or Lovren to gift us a 1-0 win. That would be pure theatre.

I think that's a near on impossibility to do, tbh. It's not like a loan, they're buying them outright and we're then telling them that the player they've just spent £25m on cannot play in 2 games next year........that would cost us a few bob, I'm sure!

He was, but left 3 years before Watson got there. Ben Foster was the GK he coached whilst at Birmingham. Could be a link there, and maybe the tabloids have got Forster and Foster mixed.

That's why everything will be undisclosed.

Butland has been a very long-term target for us - maybe him...? A year as an understudy to Boruc before becoming our first choice?

Liverpool. We signed him today, but they've now put a bid in and lured him away. p.s - cheers for the info Steve. I believe your source is a good one, so this is almost done I'd say!