Harry_SFC

Due to be announced tomorrow according to Di Marzio

Disagree that Bertrand wouldn't need replacing. Targett is just not good enough and whilst McQueen has potential he's not up to the standards of a premier league left back just yet. Van Dijk would be harder to replace though I agree. We cannot afford to have a window like last season when players weren't adequately replaced.

Imagine what VVD will be thinking when we let Bertrand and Cedric leave..

We're probably looking for an upgrade on Clasie.

Jokanovic for me.

Targett is pretty shocking. Mcqueen has promise but is not ready to be No.1 Left Back. If we sell Bertrand we need to buy someone who is ready to go straight into the first 11.

This - we have some very deluded fans..

Are you telling me you were happy with the way the Centre Back situation was handled by the club? To let Fonte leave before we had a replacement in was criminal and contributed to us losing the EFL cup final.

There isn't any need for a statement unless something is official however I'd like to think things are progressing behind the scenes. Hopefully Les Reed has learnt from his mistakes during January and is getting the managerial situation sorted now.

I'm pretty sure we are just waiting on St Etienne to approach Puel, if they don't then surely he will get the boot. Just as long as we don't miss out on potential managerial targets in the process (Can see another Fonte esq situation occurring)

There's only one Thomas Tuchel, Oneeee Thomas Tuchel

We shouldn't even consider selling him for less than that. Man City have at least £400 million to spend this summer, I'm sure they can stump up another £10 million or so.

Beat me to it! Let's wait and see..

From a twitter user.. 'D'après @lequipedusoir, ça annonce Tuchel vers Southampton. Lourd.' Translates to: 'According @lequipedusoir, looks like Tuchel towards Southampton. Heavy.' Still not convinced we could attract him but I guess stranger things have happened.

I always find it's better not to post on football forums when you're drunk

You do realise the main reason he signed the contract is so we could get more money for him when he leaves? (As well as a nice pay rise) Just like Shaw, Lallana, Chambers etc. I wouldn't say he necessarily wants out, just that he is now good enough to play for any team in the world. I certainly wouldn't begrudge him a move as he is way too good for us.

Of course it's about value. Les will be loving it, in 2 or 3 years Jack Stephens will go to one of the big boys for £25 million and it'll be a huge success for the famed Southampton academy!

Obviously we don't know all the facts regarding Lander and the proposed deal but looking at what's been mentioned so far I'm not positive about them what so ever. Talk of borrowing money before they've even bought the club doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

If this is true then it signals our intentions this summer. Preparing for a dogfight next season!

Close this thread immediately

Gutted Cedric will be off in the summer. He's a very good defender. Looks like we'll be losing 3 of our back 4 #quietsummer

If other teams are in for him and we get a decent offer I would sell him this summer

I get your point but it's probably more to do with the fact when an individual player actually played well he knew he was going to be dropped for the next game. Rodriguez and Clasie are prime examples of this. Tadic and Davis have been poor for a number of weeks yet are nailed on to play.

Sounds like ****t to me