Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[DrunkenSaint]

On 22/05/2025 at 16:20, Matthew Le God said:

Armstrong, Brereton-Díaz, Stewart and Archer have all had prolific spells in the Championship. I think Onuachu would as well.

only Armstrong and maybe Archer will fit into what WS wants, the others are far too lazy. WS likes high press, high energy making runs, cant see the others doing that.

[saint michael]

We must be looking at keepers as Patterson and Charles have been linked recently. May be just speculation on basis of Ramsdale going. 

[ErwinK1961]

56 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

There are some who are suggesting or even hoping we sell our best players to raise funds presumably to buy more mediocrity (e.g. Rambo, Fernandes, Dibling etc.)!!! My argument is those represent pretty much the MINIMUM standard we need given the depths to which our squad has sunk. I’m under no illusion it will be difficult to shift the number of woefully inadequate players we have on the books, but try we must or risk being dragged into mid-table obscurity or worse.

Literally no one is hoping we sell our best players FFS. It’s called realism.

[Matthew Le God]

 

[goodymatt]

8 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

Wonder if it’s that GK we were linked with?

[Harry_SFC]

33 minutes ago, saint michael said:

We must be looking at keepers as Patterson and Charles have been linked recently. May be just speculation on basis of Ramsdale going. 

Given that Ramsdale is almost certainly off, Lumley is out of contract and Bazunu is injured. I'd imagine we will be after at least one keeper this summer. 

Edited May 26 by Harry_SFC

[Matthew Le God]

1 minute ago, Harry_SFC said:

Given that Ramsdale is almost certainly off, Lumley is out of contract and Bazunu is injured. I'd imagine we will be after at least one keeper this summer. 

Not seriously. Rusk said yesterday he'll be ready for pre-season.

Edited May 26 by Matthew Le God

[Harry_SFC]

Just now, Matthew Le God said:

Not seriously. Rusk said yesterday he'll be ready for pre-season.

That's a shame.

[skintsaint]

25 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

From Hoffenheim reserves i bet..

[HarvSFC]

Spors doesn't hang about does he. Usually we're moving at the pace that Leicester currently are, but so far since January we've been very proactive. Long may it continue.

Would indicate we've told a load of the 30 odd players here that they have no future here and to find a new club this summer also. And, unlike the previous time in the Championship, and even last summer* we're branching out a bit with our signings.

*Suagwara, Fernandes and Brereton-Diaz were our only non-domestic senior transfers.

Tella, or Musiala returning.

Edited May 26 by HarvSFC

[gio1saints]

Is there any chance we could nab Hamer from Sheffield Utd? I doubt they’d want to sell and he would be costly but they may need to sell someone now they not gone up. He’s obviously one of the best if not best players in the league and in a position we need. 

[ErwinK1961]

18 minutes ago, HarvSFC said:

Spors doesn't hang about does he. Usually we're moving at the pace that Leicester currently are, but so far since January we've been very proactive. Long may it continue.

Would indicate we've told a load of the 30 odd players here that they have no future here and to find a new club this summer also. And, unlike the previous time in the Championship, and even last summer* we're branching out a bit with our signings.

*Suagwara, Fernandes and Brereton-Diaz were our only non-domestic senior transfers.

Tella, or Musiala returning.

I wouldn’t get too excited just yet. It’ll be some random reserve / youth player that will end up in the 21’s.

[Smirking_Saint]

12 minutes ago, gio1saints said:

Is there any chance we could nab Hamer from Sheffield Utd? I doubt they’d want to sell and he would be costly but they may need to sell someone now they not gone up. He’s obviously one of the best if not best players in the league and in a position we need. 

Very good player, and I like him, think he has a 13m release clause 

[SWLondon Saint]

12 minutes ago, gio1saints said:

Is there any chance we could nab Hamer from Sheffield Utd? I doubt they’d want to sell and he would be costly but they may need to sell someone now they not gone up. He’s obviously one of the best if not best players in the league and in a position we need. 

No chance. They still have a 2nd yeAr of parachute payments and aren't going to sell to a rival. Only way is if someone in the Prem or a top league wants him, pays over the odds and / or he throws his toys out the pram.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

3 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

It does benefit others (including Saints) beyond just those in the Club World Cup, in that they can sign players earlier. So they can potentially have them settled in long before pre season starts.

It benefits FIFA as they can try and get Ronaldo signed to a different club that's playing in this ridiculous competition.

[Gloucester Saint]

39 minutes ago, Smirking_Saint said:

Very good player, and I like him, think he has a 13m release clause 

Leeds written all over it, might not even have to move house either.

[Wade Garrett]

1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

Oliver Bierhoff, obviously.

[goodymatt]

1 hour ago, Smirking_Saint said:

Very good player, and I like him, think he has a 13m release clause 

£13m is a bargain, surely heading to the PL.

[Master Bates]

 

[Matthew Le God]

 

[Turkish]

9 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

 

Man he looks fricking awesome. A 6ft 3 wide back or wide receiver. US born soccerballists are just what we need!

[SaintsFan86]

2 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

Martan Dardai. 

[Matthew Le God]

2 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

 

4 minutes ago, SaintsFan86 said:

Martan Dardai. 

What makes you think it is him? Or are you making a suggestion?

[sockeye]

Here goes...

I'd like us to take a look at Ragnar Ache.

18 goals in the 2. Bundesliga this term for Kaiserslautern. Has height, power and good reflexes. 26 years old and just had his best season yet, so potential to grow with us and become even better. Kaiserslautern finished 7th this season, but have spent most of the last decade in the third tier and mid-table second tier. 1 year left on his contract. I think we'd have the sway financially and prestige-wise to take him off their hands.

Hard to find updated highlights on YouTube especially from this season but here's one from last year.

 

[woodsaint1]

2 hours ago, goodymatt said:

Wonder if it’s that GK we were linked with?

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25122469.bayern-munich-goalkeeper-reportedly-interests-southampton/

 

[Matthew Le God]

2 minutes ago, woodsaint1 said:

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25122469.bayern-munich-goalkeeper-reportedly-interests-southampton/

That article also says Sky Sports Germany said Will Still's RC Lens were interested in Daniel Peretz. 

[Wade Garrett]

Is it the time of year when we get fed YouTube videos of players we’ve never heard of, picked out using the FM database?

 

[Göztepe]

49 dakika önce, Türkçe dedi ki:

Adam inanılmaz derecede harika görünüyor. 6 fit 3 inçlik geniş bir arka veya geniş alıcı. ABD doğumlu futbol oyuncuları tam da gelişmiş olan şey!

He looks like a Göztepe style player After 37 year old Lasse Nielsen, he is a cheap wing back at 1.88. You are buying a 1.70 full back, but as fans you want a 1.69 central midfielder.

Edited May 26 by Göztepe

[Crab Lungs]

18 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Is it the time of year when we get fed YouTube videos of players we’ve never heard of, picked out using the FM database?

 

In which case I’d like to propose Muharem Huskovic

[Willo of Whiteley]

It’ll probably be a U21 player. Ideally Florian Wirtz 😂

[wild-saint]

4 hours ago, SaintsFan86 said:

Martan Dardai. 

I heard after the Everton game from a loose lipped saints director amongst other things that we were after a left footed German CB. Couldn’t be arsed to try and figure out who it could be but this guy fits that description. Doubt there are too many other potential players that it could be. 

[Smirking_Saint]

8 minutes ago, wild-saint said:

I heard after the Everton game from a loose lipped saints director amongst other things that we were after a left footed German CB. Couldn’t be arsed to try and figure out who it could be but this guy fits that description. Doubt there are too many other potential players that it could be. 

Parsons then 

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

5 hours ago, SaintsFan86 said:

Martan Dardai. 

Just looked him up. 14 yellows and 1 red in 30 games! Will be doing a lot of suspensions!

[wild-saint]

8 hours ago, Smirking_Saint said:

Parsons then 

Ha maybe  other than that nothing majorly ground breaking other than Wilcox wants dibling at man united, at least £50m if Fernandez is to go but want to keep as key to promotion

[Convict Colony]

13 hours ago, sockeye said:

Here goes...

I'd like us to take a look at Ragnar Ache.

18 goals in the 2. Bundesliga this term for Kaiserslautern. Has height, power and good reflexes. 26 years old and just had his best season yet, so potential to grow with us and become even better. Kaiserslautern finished 7th this season, but have spent most of the last decade in the third tier and mid-table second tier. 1 year left on his contract. I think we'd have the sway financially and prestige-wise to take him off their hands.

Hard to find updated highlights on YouTube especially from this season but here's one from last year.

 

I say we sign him just so we can shout Ball Ache

[ErwinK1961]

1 hour ago, wild-saint said:

Ha maybe  other than that nothing majorly ground breaking other than Wilcox wants dibling at man united, at least £50m if Fernandez is to go but want to keep as key to promotion

I would chuckle quite a lot if Man Utd dropped a significant chunk of their budget on Dibling.

[Smirking_Saint]

1 hour ago, wild-saint said:

Ha maybe  other than that nothing majorly ground breaking other than Wilcox wants dibling at man united, at least £50m if Fernandez is to go but want to keep as key to promotion

Bloke can’t keep his mouth shut, half the stuff I hear from St Marys comes from him I swear 😂

[qwertyell]

10 hours ago, wild-saint said:

I heard after the Everton game from a loose lipped saints director amongst other things that we were after a left footed German CB. Couldn’t be arsed to try and figure out who it could be but this guy fits that description. Doubt there are too many other potential players that it could be. 

Jordan Torunarigha? 27, formerly of Hertha Berlin, has just left Gent at the end of his contract. Left sided, quick, athletic, German (although he's switched to Nigeria). And free.

[Miltonaggro]

19 hours ago, saint michael said:

We must be looking at keepers as Patterson and Charles have been linked recently. May be just speculation on basis of Ramsdale going. 

Think Johansson and Fofana are also on the radar. Hope so as both offer a serious upgrade on Bazunu and McCarthy. 

[Dman]

23 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said:

Think Johansson and Fofana are also on the radar. Hope so as both offer a serious upgrade on Bazunu and McCarthy. 

Has Johansson actually been linked? I hope so as he is a great keeper. 

Dare I say it old school and keeps the ball out of the net - regardless of how good he is with his feet. 

[Miltonaggro]

8 minutes ago, Dman said:

Has Johansson actually been linked? I hope so as he is a great keeper. 

Dare I say it old school and keeps the ball out of the net - regardless of how good he is with his feet. 

Not linked as far as I know but definitely scouted. 

[Chez]

Ws looking at recent Lens players and Still had Juma Bah on loan from Man City for the second half of the season. He was at Real Valladolid previously, before a messy buy out of his contract enabled him to join City. He's a 19 year old centre back. He's a proper unit, 6'5 but looks a little ungainly in his Youtube video.  

[Convict Colony]

4 hours ago, Chez said:

Ws looking at recent Lens players and Still had Juma Bah on loan from Man City for the second half of the season. He was at Real Valladolid previously, before a messy buy out of his contract enabled him to join City. He's a 19 year old centre back. He's a proper unit, 6'5 but looks a little ungainly in his Youtube video.  

Interesting shout, never heard of him as too busy checking the zambian 2nd division but based on youtube highlights looks like a good project for intially 3rd/4th CB.

 

[Rowan Gorilla 5]

Joshua Quarshie on loan at Greuther Fürth from Hoffenheim also fits the criteria.

[Saint86]

1 hour ago, Convict Colony said:

Interesting shout, never heard of him as too busy checking the zambian 2nd division but based on youtube highlights looks like a good project for intially 3rd/4th CB.

 

Sadly we already have more ample 3rd / 4th CBs 🫣

[Tommy Mulgrew]

1 hour ago, Rowan Gorilla 5 said:

Joshua Quarshie on loan at Greuther Fürth from Hoffenheim also fits the criteria.

 

 

Are they by chance related?

[Sparkkyy]

Due to the imminent takeover by Turki Al-Sheikh Saints now linked with a move for Ulrich van Gobbel. Source? Optional Cranberry 

[skintsaint]

2 hours ago, Rowan Gorilla 5 said:

Joshua Quarshie 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-quarshie-4364a61b1/

Not another software engineer employed by the club 

[Gloucester Saint]

14 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

I say we sign him just so we can shout Ball Ache

Or if he misses a last minute sitter at Fratton, Heart Ache

[Pamplemousse]

7 hours ago, Chez said:

Ws looking at recent Lens players and Still had Juma Bah on loan from Man City for the second half of the season. He was at Real Valladolid previously, before a messy buy out of his contract enabled him to join City. He's a 19 year old centre back. He's a proper unit, 6'5 but looks a little ungainly in his Youtube video.  

A loan wouldn't be a bad thing, but hopefully that's it. This policy of buying City's young players has been shit, with the exception of Lavia. We may get a profit on THB if we're lucky.