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As I tweeted, it's being reported in Italy and Spain - by MediaSet, TuttoMercato and Sky Italia's chief reporter, Gianluca Di Marzio. Saw it flash up on the actual websites, but didn't see it tweeted by them at the time, so flagged the reports up. I can't claim to know anything about this deal, although it seems pretty exciting on the face of it.

It's not even a $hlong!

I've always thought as Clasie as more of a box-to-box terrier, with great passing skills. Maybe VW and MS (those initials, again...) anchoring the midfield and freeing JC (again!) up...

You tell me, you're the one that works for Sky Sports. (FWIW, look up - it comes from that original tweet. Confirmed by Martijn Krabbendam in Voetbal International)

Fee agreed. €10m up front, rising to €12m - which is £8.5m.

http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-50-best-football-managers-world-2015-15-11 Agree/Disagree with those? Van Gaal at 16th and no room for Pochettino...

Pre-season looks interesting... https://twitter.com/Mike_Woonton/status/620540736686194688

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQFDgfx1neE&feature=youtu.be

Broken heart reserved for Lallana! It's just a shame there's no middle finger emoji on iPhones...

Yeah, I did. In reply to the tweet posted above by, I think, Trousers. I just can't believe you counted them - I just used the character limit.

Dutch media reporting that Clasie has packed his bags and is on his way to England. His girlfriend is heavily pregnant with their second child and he wants it all sorted and family over here for when the child arrives, apparently.

Not me. I never said I was 'in bits', for what it's worth. Morgan is my favourite player of the past ten years though, easily. Although it's close between him and Rickie.

@HarrisonReed: Best of luck to @SchneiderlinMo4! Learnt a lot from him, from cleaning his boots to playing & training alongside him, it's been a pleasure!

Morgan Schneiderlin: "I have enjoyed seven very happy years with Southampton and it’s a club that will always be in my heart."

Les Reed: "Morgan leaves with our sincere appreciation for his service across the past seven years. "He has been a pivotal figure in our journey from a club in administration and playing in the third tier to one established in the Premier League and set for its first taste of European football in more than a decade. "Likewise, Southampton has helped Morgan develop from a young and inexperienced midfielder into a fully-fledged international with hundreds of club appearances under his belt, despite his relatively tender years. "Even in the face of mounting transfer speculation across the past 18 months, he has conducted himself superbly and now moves on with our gratitude. "Morgan’s departure is one that the club has had to be fully prepared for, and we are well under way with our plans to strengthen our midfield *– both with players emerging from our academy and from outside the club."

Official Statement: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150713-morgan-schneiderlin-manchester-united-announcement-2543832.aspx

Video posted by Saints here - - tagged with #MerciMorgan.

Well, here's the first announcement... 

https://twitter.com/TheDenimDoctor/status/620557304430227457

Interesting that while he says he works for 'MGA' - presumably Murray Groves Associates - there's no record of them anywhere on the internet, but there are for near enough all other agencies. The guy's a complete fraud, even his photo doesn't look genuine. No record of him online, either.

We're in a fantastic position and the progress of all areas of the club has been pretty remarkable since the family Liebherr arrived in 2009. If, and when, they go - I'll have nothing but thanks for them, and certainly no blame.

Is that a whole article on the fact that Luke Shaw sat next to Morgan at St. Mary's once?

All the best to Morgan. Speaks of the man's qualities and professionalism that he wanted out, hung on for 12 months and still had a claim for being our best player. A genuinely top class player who offered a lot to Saints during his seven years here. All the best at United, glad he's genuinely going to the very top.