Bewildered

http://sportwitness.co.uk/agency-working-close-southampton-transfer-deal-club-can-meet-asking-price/ Yet another Dennis Praet story. This time, the player prefers Sevilla, but Saints have the money to meet Anderlecht's asking price and Sevilla believe his representatives are working to try and close a deal with Southampton. Also, Praet recently said in an interview that he is in no rush to leave Anderlecht and may just run down his contract rather than make any move this summer.

Leicester according to the editor of a russian sport website

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/eng/pelle-conte-wants-him-at-chelsea-milan-also-interested/ Di marzio also saying Chelsea wants Pelle as well as Everton, AC Milan and also Shanghai Greenland, who are wiolling to pay Pelle 15m euros a season for three years to go to China.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/07/03/graziano-pelle-to-leave-southampton-in-summer-transfer-window-wi/ The Telegraph (club's pet paper) reporting that Pelle isn't being offered a new contract and club is looking to sell him.

http://www.insidefutbol.com/2016/07/03/claude-puel-tells-southampton-to-snap-up-sunderland-target/293353/ inside futbol reporting that le 10 sport in France believes Puel has told the club that he wants Djibril Sidibe at the club by the time the season starts.

It's true that Eric Black has worked under many a ****house manager, not sure you can blame him for any of those failures though. Not as if the likes of John Barnes and Steve Kean were miracle workers whose success in management came to a screeching halt once Eric Black showed up.

Isn't that because interested clubs are waiting to see if Twente go down the toilet so they can get him on a free?

I think he is still not fit.

Ty in as assistant? Are they going to pay him in tat from the club shop?

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/eng/tello-everything-ok-with-fiorentina-but-barcelona-meets-with-valencia-and-southampton-the-updates/ Cristian Tello

http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/sofiane-boufals-agent-to-meet-with-chelsea-arsenal-southampton/ Chelsea and Southampton have shown the most interest in Boufal, but it mentions that the player has attitude problems which may put off Puel.

Not sure this one is a goer really given prospective competition and €25-30m asking price. Only chance we'd have is if the player decides a couple of seasons at a club like ours, where he would have a much stronger chance of playing would be best for his development.

http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/claude-puel-wants-to-bring-hatem-ben-arfa-to-southampton/ More on Ben Arfa link. Apparently has a 3 year contract offer from Sevilla, but will listen to Southampton's last minute offer because he credits Puel as the man that turned his career around and discussions are beginning today.

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/england/next-permanent-manager Gareth Southagte an early favourite with the bookies.

Was probably writing it during the second half. God knows he wasn't jotting down tactical information.

According to L'Equipe, the only team that has an agreement with Marsaille for highly sought after striker Michy Batshuayi is..er..Crystal Palace. 38m euros plus bonsues. http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Crystal-palace-et-l-om-d-accord-sur-michy-batshuayi/700191 Someone else will probably come in for him after the Euros mind you, but that would be a massive Coup for Palace if it happens.

Yes, just hope this guy is strong/good enough to actually come on as a sub if needed.

Juanmi replacement I guess.

He's 27 now, at least we'd get what should be his best years if that happens.

So far, Still got Pelle, Bertrand and Tadic to shift on.

You would hope Les would steer clear of loans from Atletico after they outmanoeuvred and embarrassed him with the Alderweireld loan and subsequent sale to Spurs.

http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/djibril-sidibe-close-to-as-monaco-move/ Sidibe was reported as being close to a move to Monaco yesterday.

If he has a knee injury that will supposedly keep him out for another 4 months I am not sure anyone will spend that kind of money on him this summer. Certainly not us.

https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transfert-sofiane-boufal-lille-plait-a-southampton/699056&prev=search Source article on Boufal link, says we have made official enquiry to Lille and have been told he will cost 25-30 million euros. Also he suffered a meniscus injury in May that required surgery.