2016 summer window HCDAJFU

Batra's release clause has dropped to 8million euro's, would be an excellent addition hopefully he wants to join his best mate Oriel.

http://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2016/05/28/5749e0f822601dbb4f8b4602.html

Batra's release clause has dropped to 8million euro's, would be an excellent addition hopefully he wants to join his best mate Oriel.

 

http://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2016/05/28/5749e0f822601dbb4f8b4602.html

seriously?

wages ffs

seriously?

wages ffs

Apparently he's on about 40K. I think we might have one or two players on a bit more than that...

Apparently he's on about 40K. I think we might have one or two players on a bit more than that...

really?

in that case....

seriously?

wages ffs

40k it is then.

http://www.totalsportek.com/money/barcelona-player-salaries/

40k it is then.

 

http://www.totalsportek.com/money/barcelona-player-salaries/

It would be interesting to know how accurate that is?

If it is then it would probably mean over estimation of a lot of players at the big clubs..look at Vermaelen 55k? Everyone assume anyone at Arsenal would be on considerably more..

Talk of Daley Blind leaving United, pretty sure we were interested in him before he left Holland. Would be a decent singing imo, can play CB, LB and CDM

Talk of Daley Blind leaving United, pretty sure we were interested in him before he left Holland. Would be a decent singing imo, can play CB, LB and CDM

No..he can't play CB as we have seen this season. Not quick enough to be a full back which leaves defensive midfield..no thanks

No..he can't play CB as we have seen this season. Not quick enough to be a full back which leaves defensive midfield..no thanks

Man u let in least goals in the league with Blind playing at CB.

Talk of Daley Blind leaving United, pretty sure we were interested in him before he left Holland. Would be a decent singing imo, can play CB, LB and CDM

I don't see how he'd fit into the squad, he'd be on big wages and would want to be a regular in our side...

Left back - he'd behind Bertrand in the pecking order and we have Targett who is back-up

Centre back - he'd be behind van Dijk and Fonte in pecking order

Defensive midfield - If Wanyama goes I think the club will look for a similar style of a physical presence in that position, which Blind wouldn't be

Talk of Daley Blind leaving United, pretty sure we were interested in him before he left Holland. Would be a decent singing imo, can play CB, LB and CDM

There are some real 'characters' on SWF (for 'characters' read 'folk who don't seem to understand the basic [frequently stated] philosophy of the club, nor the wage structure').

Centre back - he'd be behind van Dijk and Fonte in pecking order

It doesn't have to be Blind necessarily, but I'm just wondering how we're going to cope when Fonte gets too old and Van Dijk leaves us at some point.

Replacing them is not going to be easy, especially Fonte.

Man u let in least goals in the league with Blind playing at CB.

Means nothing..If De Gea wasn't in goal, they would have finished mid table and let in many more.

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/southampton-expected-to-make-bid-for-player-soon-15m-should-do-it

 

Sport witness quote a report in Record (Portuguese newspaper) that Saints are about to make a bid for CB Reuben Semedo of Sporting. €15m should be enough to get him according to the report.

reported in The Sun as well today.

Seems inexperienced, not many games last season and on loan away from sporting. If defensive cover then great. But doesn't seem a wanyama replacement.

He's primarily a centre-back who can play defensive midfield.

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ruben-semedo/profil/spieler/197602

From videos online he looked a little like Van Dijk, guess you can never have too much of a good thing.

Apparently Borussia Dortmund are interested in Hakim Ziyech for around 10mil euro's or 7.7 mil which for a guys who scored 17 goals and 10 assists in a struggling team even in holland is a no brainer.

He would cost less than Steven Naismith's 8.5m move to Norwich or a bit more than Louis Grabban's 7mil move to Bournemouth !!!!!!

All I want this summer is a AM who scores nearly 10 goals a season.

Should think we're paying Auston a fair whack considering he was almost a free agent

Gold suggested £100,000 a week.

Apparently Borussia Dortmund are interested in Hakim Ziyech for around 10mil euro's or 7.7 mil which for a guys who scored 17 goals and 10 assists in a struggling team even in holland is a no brainer.

 

He would cost less than Steven Naismith's 8.5m move to Norwich or a bit more than Louis Grabban's 7mil move to Bournemouth !!!!!!

 

All I want this summer is a AM who scores nearly 10 goals a season.

Think most clubs will wait if Twente even still exists in a few weeks.

Gold suggested £100,000 a week.

Like he knows

Think most clubs will wait if Twente even still exists in a few weeks.

Are they that close to folding then? Why? Not up on Dutch teams tbh

Gold suggested £100,000 a week.

Can't see it. People will say we can pay him more wages because the transfer fee was so low but it's not that simple. If we pay Austin £100k, Fonte will want it took, so will VVD, Bertrand, Mané, Forster. Suddenly we'll have doubled our wage bill over one player.

Gold suggested £100,000 a week.

60/70k IMO

Apparently Borussia Dortmund are interested in Hakim Ziyech for around 10mil euro's or 7.7 mil which for a guys who scored 17 goals and 10 assists in a struggling team even in holland is a no brainer.

 

He would cost less than Steven Naismith's 8.5m move to Norwich or a bit more than Louis Grabban's 7mil move to Bournemouth !!!!!!

 

All I want this summer is a AM who scores nearly 10 goals a season.

Good to see a decent club listen to our signing recommendations

Wonder if he's a replacement for Henrikh Mkhitaryan?

Are they that close to folding then? Why? Not up on Dutch teams tbh

There's a lot of stuff going on with Twente atm. The Dutch FA (or better yet a commission that hands out the licenses for professional football, not sure what its called in English) wants to relegate them to the second division as a punishment for all the crap they pulled last few years. Twente is fighting it in court, they claim the club falls over if they will be relegated and that the Dutch FA has no grounds for giving that punishment, its a pretty complicated case really.

But there's a real possibility the club will fall over if they lose their case. Tthey did a lot of dirty and fishy stuff which they might pay the ultimate price for, so i can see clubs waiting with offers cause you might can get Ziyech this summer as a free agent if it all goes bad for Twente.

There's a lot of stuff going on with Twente atm. The Dutch FA (or better yet a commission that hands out the licenses for professional football, not sure what its called in English) wants to relegate them to the second division as a punishment for all the crap they pulled last few years. Twente is fighting it in court, they claim the club falls over if they will be relegated and that the Dutch FA has no grounds for giving that punishment, its a pretty complicated case really.

 

But there's a real possibility the club will fall over if they lose their case. Tthey did a lot of dirty and fishy stuff which they might pay the ultimate price for, so i can see clubs waiting with offers cause you might can get Ziyech this summer as a free agent if it all goes bad for Twente.

Thanks for that. Looks as if the Dutch fa want to set an example / precedent of twente - as to Ziyech it'll be interesting to see where he ends up esp as he will not be a stranger to mr koeman

Praet off to Sevilla apparently.

Dost will be leaving Wolfsburg. HSV and multiple English clubs interested, apparently.

http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2016-17/1/tm-news--13840-8760-.html

Dost will be leaving Wolfsburg. HSV and multiple English clubs interested, apparently.

 

http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2016-17/1/tm-news--13840-8760-.html

Edit: Was thinking of someone completely different

Like he knows

I certainly don't know, but wouldn't he know exactly what was being demanded by Austins agent, as West Ham enquired about him? Why would he come out with a figure unless that was quoted to him by the agent? It's amazing how we choose to ignore evidence and information that we don't like the sound of.

Feels to me like some Saints fans simply don't want to accept that we may be paying a shed load of money to an injury prone player that hasn't really provided value for it just yet.

Can't see it. People will say we can pay him more wages because the transfer fee was so low but it's not that simple. If we pay Austin £100k, Fonte will want it took, so will VVD, Bertrand, Mané, Forster. Suddenly we'll have doubled our wage bill over one player.

How would they get to know what his wage was? Unless of course a rival chairman told everyone what they might be of course!

What is a our wage bill at the moment by the way? Creeping up steadily as I recall, offset by the bigger TV money of course, but don't think for a minute that we are paying peanuts to a top stars.

I certainly don't know, but wouldn't he know exactly what was being demanded by Austins agent, as West Ham enquired about him? Why would he come out with a figure unless that was quoted to him by the agent? It's amazing how we choose to ignore evidence and information that we don't like the sound of.

 

Feels to me like some Saints fans simply don't want to accept that we may be paying a shed load of money to an injury prone player that hasn't really provided value for it just yet.

Ok his "suggestion" is correct. Happy now chez? Austin is on 100k per week at saints and he is injury prone and we are not getting value for it. Fact

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Breaking | Adam Ounas (Bordeaux) already has 6 concrete offers on the table, including from Manchester United, Napoli & Southampton. (RMC)

How would they get to know what his wage was? Unless of course a rival chairman told everyone what they might be of course!

 

What is a our wage bill at the moment by the way? Creeping up steadily as I recall, offset by the bigger TV money of course, but don't think for a minute that we are paying peanuts to a top stars.

Seriously?

Players, agents, even the stuff printed in the media will get them asking questions. Half of these players are represented by the same agencies, even the ones which don't will have their finger on what the going rate is. When contracts are up for renewal, you can bet your arse the player involved will be asking around the squad to see what everyone else is on. The idea that Austin is on £100k and nobody else in the dressing room has any idea is laughable.

So let me get this straight. You are telling me that we are not paying him £100,000 a week despite that being the strong suggestion in the press. Fair enough, that might be true, as I said I don't know. However, because the other players read the papers they will have all demanded wage rises anyway. Thats a bit of a ****er for the club. They get a good deal on Austin but they get shafted by everyone else.

Somehow I don't see that. For starters players can't keep asking for wage rises every time they read the papers. Also there are quite a few agents. How many do you think covering the saints first team? As far as I am aware there are over 20 different agencies and Austins agent doesn't have another saints player on it's books. As for players quizzing each other, well maybe it's just me, but when I was an employee I didn't ask everyone else in the office what they were getting paid. It's private and doesn't happen in normal business. What makes you think that happens at a football club?

 

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Breaking | Adam Ounas (Bordeaux) already has 6 concrete offers on the table, including from Manchester United, Napoli & Southampton. (RMC)

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/who-adam-ounas-man-united-8108091

From The Daily Mail...

Southampton enquire about £12m Stuttgart winger Filip Kostic

SIMON JONES: Southampton have held discussions over a move for Stuttgart winger Filip Kostic.

The Serbia international is valued at £12million by the Bundesliga side who signed him from FC Groningen in 2014 for £4.75m.

Liverpool are also among the clubs to have checked on Kostic this season while Borussia Dortmund, Wolfsburg and Schalke have also expressed an interest in the 23-year-old who plays on the left wing but is comfortable on the right or behind the striker.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3644605/Transfer-news

Thanks for that. Looks as if the Dutch fa want to set an example / precedent of twente - as to Ziyech it'll be interesting to see where he ends up esp as he will not be a stranger to mr koeman

Twente win their appeal and stay in the Eredivisie. Any club hoping to get Ziyech will have to pay the money. (http://www.nu.nl/voetbal/4278572/fc-twente-wint-beroepszaak-en-blijft-in-eredivisie.html)

PortugueseSoccer.com ‏@PsoccerCOM 2m2 minutes ago

A Bola: Catalonia Daily Mundo Deportivo reports that Barca interested Cedric (Southampton), Joao Cancelo, Andre Gomes (Valencia).

Twente win their appeal and stay in the Eredivisie. Any club hoping to get Ziyech will have to pay the money. (http://www.nu.nl/voetbal/4278572/fc-twente-wint-beroepszaak-en-blijft-in-eredivisie.html)

Ah well - it would have cost either way. Money to club or money to the player.

Thanks for the update [emoji106]

Cedric to Barca is a bizarre rumour.

 

Although he wouldn't have to defend as much.

He's just a name on their list of right backs, but he's way down the list of options.

Cedric to Barca is a bizarre rumour.

 

Although he wouldn't have to defend as much.

i could play right back for Barca.

How possible would Baumgartlinger be as a DM along with Romeu? He was excellent tonight. (I know nothing about his age, availabillity or club.)

How possible would Baumgartlinger be as a DM along with Romeu? He was excellent tonight. (I know nothing about his age, availabillity or club.)

Somebody give me a "B"...

Baumgartlinger's just signed for Leverkusen from Mainz, so no chance unfortunately.

However, thinking about Bundesliga players, maybe we should try for Salif Sane from Hannover? 6'4" DM, French/Senegalese and his stats for passing, tackling and interceptions are all decent. Would be an even bigger physical presence than Wanyama and can score the odd goal, too...

https://www.whoscored.com/Players/94912

as for " people " who can DAJFU......

I'd like Les Reed to sign...... a really top grade Manager.....and oversee the transfer of " even better " players than those we have lost / may lose .

For my money, that'd be worth a bonus to Les.

William Carvalho to replace VW would be amazing. Out of our league I imagine, but money talks theses days...

Just watching the France game. What about Moussa Sissoko?

Just watching the France game. What about Moussa Sissoko?

For the three games per season where he actually tries?

He's got some great attributes but a heart the size of a pea.

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