Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[RedWillie]

4 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

I'm inclined to agree. He was in good form up until he was cynically taken out against Norwich. Even if his G/A assist stats aren't all that, the one thing he excels at is keeping defenders occupied, which creates space for others. I think we should at least see how well he plays in Still's system before writing him off completely.

I'm in the get rid camp. New broom and new players please. Edozie promises so much and then displays an abysmal end product.

[Chez]

11 minutes ago, Badger said:

Can’t imagine a Belgian club offering a decent fee for him. 

Brugge spent €17m on a striker a few seasons ago. 

[Miltonaggro]

3 hours ago, goodymatt said:

I agree. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could do a Newcastle and just keep all of our best players and smash the league? This is not the Southampton way, or the reality for 99% of relegated teams.

Wishful thinking but I am doing the same.  Will be very squeaky right up to the window close, however.  One positive sign so far is the decent fees we've received for surplus players, more of that and we can at least negate the effect of a drop in wages, as we appear to have tried with Ramsdale.  Keep praying... 

Edited 19 hours ago by Miltonaggro

[Badger]

12 minutes ago, Chez said:

Brugge spent €17m on a striker a few seasons ago. 

Okay, that’s promising then.

[qwertyell]

32 minutes ago, Badger said:

Can’t imagine a Belgian club offering a decent fee for him. 

Brugge are getting raided this summer. Talbi to Sunderland for £23m. De Cuyper to Brighton for £17.5m. And they're about to lose their best player Jashiri to AC Milan with the clubs just haggling over the price (Brugge want €35m as a base, plus add ons). The player's training on his own, having already made his mind up that's he's going to Milan. Onyedika has been linked to West Ham for around £17m too. 

They're going to have plenty of cash to play with. 

Personally, I'm not hugely bothered about Edozie staying or going. He does some nice things on the ball, but lacks the physicality and pace to be a top class wide player - even accounting for how poor his delivery/decision making is. Some of those aspects may improve in due course, but I don't see him finding a yard of pace any time soon. 

Edited 19 hours ago by qwertyell

[lambtiss]

I would keep Edozie and cannot agree with those claiming he had no end product. In the Championship he scored 6 goals and had 3 assists from 32 games, in a season when he had a really bad injury which stalled his progress. He is still only 22 years old and should be starting to reach his peak. He is one of the very few players that we have left who can actually beat a player and get fans out of the seats.

We have already lost one winger (who had far less end product than Edozie) in Sullemana.

There are players that we have played as wingers who I would prefer to be sold instead of Sam Edozie; BBD and Fraser for example.

[goodymatt]

Alfie has rubbished any free transfer speculation for ABK. I didn’t realise we had an option to extend his contract. Might struggle to get €10m considering how his last 2 years have gone but the extension option might lead to a loan? I think all parties would prefer a sale this summer.

[Chez]

7 minutes ago, lambtiss said:

There are players that we have played as wingers who I would prefer to be sold instead of Sam Edozie; BBD and Fraser for example.

...you need a buyer though.

[Football Special]

12 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

Alfie has rubbished any free transfer speculation for ABK. I didn’t realise we had an option to extend his contract. Might struggle to get €10m considering how his last 2 years have gone but the extension option might lead to a loan? I think all parties would prefer a sale this summer.

Jeez, he's up there with the worst signings we've ever made pound for pound, I'd be happy getting his wages off the books. 

[lambtiss]

23 minutes ago, Chez said:

...you need a buyer though.

There would be a buyer for BBD

[Dusic]

2 minutes ago, lambtiss said:

There would be a buyer for BBD

Hard to see which teams that might actually want him would be able to afford his wages plus a fee. Might as well keep him and hope he hasnt a decent season at a level he is more suited to.

Edited 18 hours ago by Dusic

[SuperSAINT]

3 minutes ago, Dusic said:

Hard to see which teams that might actually want him would be able to afford his wages plus a fee. Might as well keep him and hope he hasnt a decent season at a level he is more suited to.

Leicester IF Wilder gets the job?

Edited 18 hours ago by SuperSAINT

[Strangely Brown]

6 hours ago, Chez said:

Yes. We are on the verge of signing a new striker. A price seems to have been agreed.
Edozie has been linked with Bruge, but no negotiations have taken placer.
Ramsdale hasn't been sold yet - he's at training looking happy.
I think that's about it for today, so far.

 

Thank you 🙏 

[Matthew Le God]

1 hour ago, lambtiss said:

There would be a buyer for BBD

What teams can tick all of these?

1) He'd be an improvement on what they've got

2) Can afford to pay his transfer fee (probably at the very least close to what we paid for him)

3) Can afford to match or get close to his wages at Saints

I doubt many (if any) can tick all three to make a deal happen

Edited 17 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[Hawkswood]

40 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Jeez, he's up there with the worst signings we've ever made pound for pound, I'd be happy getting his wages off the books. 

🤣🤣🤣🤣 the shite we've signed just over the last 5 years that's one hell of a claim.

[lambtiss]

7 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

What teams can tick all of these?

1) He'd be an improvement on what they've got

2) Can afford to pay his transfer fee (probably at the very least clise to what we paid for him)

3) Can afford to match or get close to his wages at Saints

I doubt many (if any) can tick all three to make a deal happen

If we can sell Sullemana for £18 million, we can find a buyer for anyone

[EBS1980]

Regarding Edozie, he went on loan to Belgium to get regular minutes and to show what he can do in a lesser league. he didn’t exactly excel so why is he all of a sudden going to perform in the Championship? 

As long as he’s replaced I’m happy to take a chance on someone new tbh

 

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by EBS1980

[egg]

3 hours ago, gio1saints said:

To those who want shot of Sam Edozie I’m wondering who on earth you are expecting Saints to buy to replace him? It’s so easy to say “ yeah sell him show pony” but who you got in mind for that role then that’s not? 

IF that alleged Bruges bid is taken seriously I’d expect TWO decent incoming wingers. Players like Sam are amongst the most disposable easy to blame in football - yet mediocre mfs and defenders who never risk anything can get pencilled in every week without fail. Saints lose him, Tyler and Mateus I’m wondering wtf I wasted my season ticket on- a team of nil entertainment value 

That old chestnut. Someone doesn't have to name players to replace someone to be entitled to the opinion that the player isn't the answer. 

It's the scouts jobs to find and identify decent players, not the fans. 

[Matthew Le God]

10 minutes ago, lambtiss said:

If we can sell Sullemana for £18 million, we can find a buyer for anyone

Sulemana was sold to Ivan Juric's club... the Ivan Juric that deemed Brereton Díaz not good enough for the 2nd worst team in PL history and loaned him out.

[SWLondon Saint]

Let's not forget that at the start of last season, some deluded muppet decided they'd rather have BBD and Fraser in the squad for that left wing position and send Edozie out on loan. So probably a bit unfair to say Edozie was considered 'not good enough' for the PL....

[Chez]

39 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

What teams can tick all of these?

1) He'd be an improvement on what they've got

2) Can afford to pay his transfer fee (probably at the very least clise to what we paid for him)

3) Can afford to match or get close to his wages at Saints

I doubt many (if any) can tick all three to make a deal happen

Yep. Got loan written all over him...if we are lucky they pay the majority of his wages.

[Football Special]

41 minutes ago, Hawkswood said:

🤣🤣🤣🤣 the shite we've signed just over the last 5 years that's one hell of a claim.

Fair. He's not Guido Carillo level but for 10 million or whatever we paid for him he ranks highly in the what a waste of money XI , I've heard he's not the most popular lad around Staplewood due to bad attitude. 

Anyway if he does stay I hope he makes an appearance so our fans can give him a standing ovation again 😃 

[lambtiss]

1 hour ago, Chez said:

Yep. Got loan written all over him...if we are lucky they pay the majority of his wages.

Loan, sale I don't mind either way. My point, before the conversation disappeared down an MLG rabbit hole was I would rather keep Edozie than BBD.

[saint michael]

3 hours ago, Fabrice29 said:

This is all well and good until we get up and you want us to replace those players because they aren't proven at the next level.

Ramsdale biggest issue is one of the issues that he faced last summer. Affordable to PL teams yes but is spending nearly £20 million value? Clubs will fancy themselves to find a cheaper alternative and only towards the end of the window will patience on either side break. 

I don’t think I said they have to be for this year only. So you believe that the purchases made so far are for the prem? My point is that the mindset of recruitment should not be only to search for these type of players who are on a very steep learning curve ie be able to perform now and be able to do it at prem level if we get there?

[Farmer Saint]

Deal done 👍 

[MarkSFC]

8 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

Deal done 👍 

For??

[SuperSAINT]

2 minutes ago, MarkSFC said:

For??

Downs

[Saint Scott]

2 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

What teams can tick all of these?

1) He'd be an improvement on what they've got

2) Can afford to pay his transfer fee (probably at the very least close to what we paid for him) £5.5-7m

3) Can afford to match or get close to his wages at Saints £35,000p/w (Spotrac/Capology) -40% relegation drop £21,000

I doubt many (if any) can tick all three to make a deal happen

Realistic championship teams: Birmingham, Wrexham, Norwich (Rowe sale money + improvement with likely Sainz/Sargent Sales), Boro (Sold Coburn for decent money), Watford (+£6m 20% sell on for João Pedro)

Sunderland may be interested with relegation in mind

With the above in mind, I'd suggest he'd be affordable and an improvement for these sides current squads

[Dusic]

29 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

Deal done 👍 

Bumped into Howard earlier at the lodge just after you had left and he said similar. Medical tomorrow. You in next week?

[washsaint]

5 hours ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

To add further to my pro Edozie stance.

Similar to Smallbone they both showed enough quality in enough games to convince me they can do a decent job for us at Championship level. 

Are they nailed on, first name on the teamsheet type players...of course not . 

I'm assuming we want a squad of players , not just a first 11 and imo these two would do a good job for us as they both proved in the 23/24. 

Edozie is shite, end of.  He's had years to improve his end prodcut, including in a League weaker than the CHampionship, and has not done so.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Yay. Underwhelming signing - but only because I haven’t seen him play, never heard of him, and he’s twelve years old with no top level experience.

Screams of a signing to get you out the Championship.

[SNSUN]

Alex O-C linked with a move back to the Championship... with Leicester interested. 

The next Walcott/Lallana-style, injury prone, former youth product to be brought back to St Mary's? I know we were linked last summer, I expect things have changed now.

[ally_uk]

I'd rather have Tadic or Romeu back for a season. 

[StrangelyBrown]

5 hours ago, SNSUN said:

Alex O-C linked with a move back to the Championship... with Leicester interested. 

The next Walcott/Lallana-style, injury prone, former youth product to be brought back to St Mary's? I know we were linked last summer, I expect things have changed now.

Would be an awful signing unless it was to help train our physios.

[StrangelyBrown]

9 hours ago, lambtiss said:

Loan, sale I don't mind either way. My point, before the conversation disappeared down an MLG rabbit hole was I would rather keep Edozie than BBD.

100% this. Edozie might have "no end product", but he at least has something about him and the potential to improve. BBD doesnt seem to have anything about him - woeful touch, poor positioning, slow, poor shooting - his 2 good scoring seasons seem completley out of kilter with his footballing abilities.

[Toussaint]

10 hours ago, Dusic said:

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Toussaint

[gio1saints]

2 hours ago, StrangelyBrown said:

100% this. Edozie might have "no end product", but he at least has something about him and the potential to improve. BBD doesnt seem to have anything about him - woeful touch, poor positioning, slow, poor shooting - his 2 good scoring seasons seem completley out of kilter with his footballing abilities.

BBD was just a horrible literally pointless signing.
Did what he was signed for in his match  v Lazio - cut in from the left and score with right foot plus generally be aggressive and physical up front - but after doing it once he promptly stopped. His “ performances” consisted of getting paid for goals and performances of his past-not the present. 
Bloke needs to lose some of that timber imo and buck his ideas up fast or Still will “ outsource” him pdq.

Edited 4 hours ago by gio1saints

[ally_uk]

What's the deal with Bella Kotchap?

Does he think he is better than Saints ? If so put him in the reserves and fine him wages. 

He is paid to do a job, bloody well do it why the soft approach all the time ? Show some bollocks and throw book at him. 

[Nolan]

4 minutes ago, ally_uk said:

What's the deal with Bella Kotchap?

Does he think he is better than Saints ? If so put him in the reserves and fine him wages. 

He is paid to do a job, bloody well do it why the soft approach all the time ? Show some bollocks and throw book at him. 

Throw the book at him for what exactly?

[Osvaldorama]

46 minutes ago, gio1saints said:

BBD was just a horrible literally pointless signing.
Did what he was signed for in his match  v Lazio - cut in from the left and score with right foot plus generally be aggressive and physical up front - but after doing it once he promptly stopped. His “ performances” consisted of getting paid for goals and performances of his past-not the present. 
Bloke needs to lose some of that timber imo and buck his ideas up fast or Still will “ outsource” him pdq.

Agree, looked so out of shape last season. 

Actually, can say the same about a lot of them  

Still’s first job is to up the fitness of all the players. 

[Miltonaggro]

14 hours ago, lambtiss said:

If we can sell Sullemana for £18 million, we can find a buyer for anyone

With a fucking sell on clause! Remarkable really. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Nolan said:

Throw the book at him for what exactly?

And what book? Kotchap and other condiments...

 

A Farewell to Arma

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

38 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

Agree, looked so out of shape last season. 

Actually, can say the same about a lot of them  

Still’s first job is to up the fitness of all the players. 

After Martin being surprised at the physicality of the PL, I hope that Still knows the fitness requirements for the Championship. Last season's flaws extended to both coaching and analytics teams for not pitching a fit, over how far off the pace the squad were. Unless it's all new people, I'd be benchmarking on successful teams and not just going by what he's given internally.

[derry]

In my view bottom line is competent players who must have pace and power with a touch of calculated nastiness. No pussies please.

[OldNick]

1 hour ago, gio1saints said:

BBD was just a horrible literally pointless signing.
Did what he was signed for in his match  v Lazio - cut in from the left and score with right foot plus generally be aggressive and physical up front - but after doing it once he promptly stopped. His “ performances” consisted of getting paid for goals and performances of his past-not the present. 
Bloke needs to lose some of that timber imo and buck his ideas up fast or Still will “ outsource” him pdq.

Perhaps it was RM who decided he wanted to do something else, afterall having a shot meant that there was a chance we'd lose possession lol

[chiknsmack]

On 07/07/2025 at 21:34, revolution saint said:

Who then? #simple

Who made the team of the year last year and didn't get promoted? (Answer: Sargent, Sainz, Hamer, Burrows.) #simple

I'd also throw in Hayden Hackney.

It's obviously not #simple to sign them (I imagine PL sides are looking at all five of them, though they've had a few years to look at Sargent and Hamer and not jumped on them), but there's your answer for the "Get relegated, sign the best players in the league you're now in" strat.

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On Edozie, he's good enough for the Championship with possible PL upside. That's the profile we should be targeting, if the goal is promotion then staying up in the PL. A season in the Championship is a chance to blood youngsters and get them gelling before they step up to the PL and hopefully do enough to pick up a point a game. It's a better use of this season than giving game time to players who are good enough for the Championship and proven not good enough for the PL, which we have plenty of.

[skintsaint]

9 minutes ago, chiknsmack said:

Who made the team of the year last year and didn't get promoted? (Answer: Sargent, Sainz, Hamer, Burrows.) #simple

3 out of 4 of them have been mediocre in a top level league already. Spending probably at least 60m on these would be the answer to get promoted, but would most likely struggle again in the top flight.

[sockeye]

58 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

And what book? Kotchap and other condiments...

 

A Farewell to Arma

 

 

Onuachu the BFG - Ball Fumbling Giant

[BERMUDASAINT]

News about one of the rumoured player we want from chile. Lucas Cepeda

https://saintsmarching.com/journalist-insists-southampton-have-a-week-s-duration-to-beat-rivals-in-key-area

https://saintsmarching.com/southampton-assured-chilean-star-s-pedigree-but-19m-error-must-be-recalled

News about Goztepe's Romulo,

They want around 10m, their highest ever sale was 2.5mil

https://saintsmarching.com/goztepe-romulo-transfer-stance-will-delight-southampton-board-many-ways

https://medium.com/@LondonsOriginal/who-is-rômulo-cardoso-10493c7c7081

These 2 look very good for their age and possible price tag (10 milish). Our multi club must count for something?

Edited 2 hours ago by BERMUDASAINT

[CSA96]

Will Still on Sky Sports:

"Tyler's still here, I've had a good conversation with Tyler.

"He's not close to anything, really.

"He's a quality player so people are undoubtedly going to be after him, people asking questions.

"But he's said - and I've said to him - that as long as he's here, he's a Southampton player and a good Southampton player. That's what he's been."