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Edozie an interesting one. Obvious potential, and a player who can beat a man (it feels like he would have been a good fit for Will Still’s tactics). However, has not made the grade consistently, and if he doesn’t want to be here, there is little point in carrying him as a passenger. It looks like there has been a pick up in terms of the market transactions, so the rumoured busy couple of weeks/month may well be happening. With PO, KS, KWP & JB already off the books, and the potential for AR & SE to follow soon, I wonder what happens next? I think that Aribo has had his time, and may not suit a high intensity game. There are then question marks over those considered to be the Crown Jewels, how many can we afford not to cash in on? There are also unknowns such as FD & YS. In terms of incomings, the lack of a true AMC has been an issue. The post friendly interviews from Will Still suggested that he thought we were short of quality in this area - if we could get the lad in from the Russian club (perhaps the difficulty of dealing with clubs from this part of the world may have suppressed prices???), it could be quality. It also feels like there could now be space for another winger - especially if the tactic will be crosses into the box. I would like to see investment into a new first choice GK. Johansson has proved his worth, so I would like that to happen. He would then be an effective back up (next season) if promotion were achieved. Any unexpected sales could then lead to more activity, but I think I feel excited. The last time we had such a clear out, under Ronald, we unearthed some gems and played some great football. We are now at a different level, but we could now get similar under Will Still.

https://www.attackingfootball.com/southamptons-summer-rebuild-20-signings/ I’ve no idea who this journalist is, or how realistic the estimated prices are. But, some of the analysis here felt realistic. There might be some potential signings here, or perhaps not…

Name had been mentioned by some earlier, but this looks to be happening. It would suggest some of our current centre backs may well be off - no bad thing…

I think this is a good decision. With Flynn Downes not available for too much of the time, more options in the middle of the park will be welcomed- it is hardly as if Aribo has been great… SC struggled with some of the thousand RM instructions last year, but does have the physical capabilities that are going to be needed now. I am hopeful the IJ will be given a run as manager, in which case, it is better that he fully understands the capabilities of all of the members of the squad, and is able to integrate them into his team

There look to be rumours of bids having been accepted for KS. Anyone know anything more about this? He is in the same boat as Mara for me. Potential is there, but it is not happening at Southampton

I know absolutely nothing, with this being pure speculation… I presume that there is some kind of internal ‘loan fee’ that is being paid by the other SR clubs, but these (like the majority of other loan fees) are not being made public. There must also have been some kind of fee for the permanent transfer of Lis. Is there opportunity to help ‘balance the books’ through this movement of funds? This could then help fall foul of the authorities?

Georgia looking great, especially the keeper. Potentially some bargains to be had?

https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/transfer-news-deadline-day-latest-updates/Xx2FTZkPU2Lo/QEelcaGCuLV8/ Does this allow Genk to use some kind of similar deal to bring back TP? I am no way ITK…

Ideally, it would be get a T-P for twice the price…

What did he do to stand out? Likely to be a starter pretty soon?

With one cb definitely gone, and another seemingly on the way out (possibly with another couple following), is it likely that the next incoming player will be a cb too? which potential players have there been rumours about? The younger ball playing kid (I’ve forgotten his name) sounds like it would be a coup if the club could pull it off…

This might depend on the ability to ‘get him up to speed’. He is such a tall man that I’m not sure he will ever have the fitness or mobility needed for a retention based system… He could offer an alternative approach, but I can’t see the side being one to get the ball out wide to cross into the box. Are there any direct sides that need a goal scorer?

RM was appointed 5 weeks ago today… a. What does everyone think regarding progress with implementing a new style and developing the squad? I feel that there has been definite progress in terms of patterns of play, but he (RM), and everyone else would have hoped for there to have been more player movement at this stage. The side still feel like a temporary one as we wait for players to leave… b. Doesn’t this make a mockery of the lack of progress made during the World Cup mid season break? I can’t remember how many weeks players had between the appointment of Jones, and the first game, but I can remember the result being a shambles. What a waste…

To me, it sounds like RM is well aware of this. As others have said, before new players can be recruited, we need to move some on…

Scoring a lot of goals would be good to watch though. It has been a while…