Summer Transfer Window 2026

[Gloucester Saint]

27 minutes ago, qwertyell said:

This lad's gone to Preston permanently, BTW.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c30y47yvl9lo
For £6m as per the original buy option. Spurs needed the cash where they’re freely spending it. 

[Saintsarmy]

On 03/07/2026 at 19:22, Divergent said:

I’ve never been ITK and I’m not sure whether I am now but I was told today that JWP is on his way back to Southampton. Don’t know if he’s a purchase or a loan. Two sources - 1 from someone linked to club and 1 linked to JWP. 

Am happy to be proved wrong. 

Heard anything more on this over the weekend? 

[trousers]

49 minutes ago, Saintsarmy said:

Heard anything more on this over the weekend? 

Saintsweb ITK membership application on a knife edge!

[bugenhagen]

I would guess that JWP will most likely be moving at the very end of the window. West Ham will look to get rid, but want to not give him away, and he/his agent will be looking for the best deal possible. We may have reached out to him or his agent, or the other way around, but I doubt anything concrete is just around the corner. 

[trousers]

2 minutes ago, bugenhagen said:

I would guess that JWP will most likely be moving at the very end of the window. West Ham will look to get rid, but want to not give him away, and he/his agent will be looking for the best deal possible. We may have reached out to him or his agent, or the other way around, but I doubt anything concrete is just around the corner. 

Hopefully we can cement a deal sooner than that...

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

Hopefully we can cement a deal sooner than that...

There's mortar this than meets the eye....

[Miltonaggro]

12 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

We need a starting quality striker bright in soon, otherwise we will be starting with Downs, BBD and/archer 😫

Send in the Downs...

[Saint86]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c30y47yvl9lo
For £6m as per the original buy option. Spurs needed the cash where they’re freely spending it. 

He's a decent prospect and did well for them this season - reckon he'll be one to hear more about in coming seasons - not clear he is what we need right now however.

[Toussaint]

27 minutes ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

There's mortar this than meets the eye....

It reinforces what I thought. 

[Teamsaint1]

17 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

It reinforces what I thought. 

He’ll be useful helping us get good aggregate scores  in two leg cup ties.

[Ted Bates Statue]

We're clearly a long way off anything getting set in stone at this stage, but I think it's worth pointing out that signing him would put our squad on a solid footing going into the new season. I think it would put us right in the mix in the battle for promotion.

[trousers]

Re: Downs... No doubt he'll be bricking it in front of goal again

Edited 23 hours ago by trousers

[Cuddles]

32 minutes ago, trousers said:

Re: Downs... No doubt he'll be bricking it in front of goal again

He'd never get passed Bree's blocks

[LeG]

1 hour ago, Teamsaint1 said:

He’ll be useful helping us get good aggregate scores  in two leg cup ties.

I think that depends if we put it in the mixer 

[Saint Fan CaM]

I think you’re all ‘pointing’ out the obvious.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Stop plastering the board full of JWP rumours and references.

[Teamsaint1]

1 hour ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

Stop plastering the board full of JWP rumours and references.

When his decision is made, these posts will all be rendered redundant.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Some thought he’d return in January and he ended up in Burnley.

He’ll probably end up somewhere random again, like Wrexham.

Edited 14 hours ago by Willo of Whiteley

[Sunglasses Ron]

21 hours ago, samhammond said:

 

This needs to happen.

Footage has just emerged from his first training session and it’s not good.

[Gloucester Saint]

2 hours ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

Stop plastering the board full of JWP rumours and references.

All a load of old gypsum if you ask me.

[suewhistle]

11 hours ago, Toussaint said:

It reinforces what I thought. 

I think we should rebar JWP from coming back.

[lumuah]

If JWPs return is set in concrete, we can build on it and it could cement his legacy at St Mary's. Keepers will be bricking it over his rock solid free kicks. We should look to build the team around him, as he will help the structural integrity of the side. If he becomes a cornerstone of the team then the reconstruction of the squad will be fully set.

Edited 12 hours ago by lumuah

[Turkish]

12 hours ago, trousers said:

Hopefully we can cement a deal sooner than that...

Seems like we're in the mix(er) for him though

[suewhistle]

We could probably develop a formula related to number of puns and any rumours or even ..shock horror.. actual concrete news. [Whoops that wasn't intended!]

[Sparkkyy]

JWP (possibly) returning might work. I guess its Trowel and error

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Haissem Hassan available for less than EUR 10m.

On last night's showing wonder if he does go to Celtic who have been linked with him.

[SaintLondon]

I could imagine JWP being announced as a new signing tomorrow with the Southampton Made slogan - a veiled slight at that lot down the road. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Whoever Saints sign needs to fit in seamlessly with the profile, motivation, humour, drive and calibre of where the squad is currently.

[SuperSAINT]

 

[DT]

5 hours ago, Sparkkyy said:

JWP (possibly) returning might work. I guess its Trowel and error

Is he really for shale though?

[Verbal]

Genuinely unsure whether these repeated outbreaks of punnery are the result of summer boredom or mad cow disease. 

[trousers]

5 minutes ago, Verbal said:

Genuinely unsure whether these repeated outbreaks of punnery are the result of summer boredom or mad cow disease. 

Pull the udder one!

[lumuah]

14 minutes ago, Verbal said:

Genuinely unsure whether these repeated outbreaks of punnery are the result of summer boredom or mad cow disease. 

Its for amoooooooooooosement! We maybe milked it too much, I can see how you might have beef with that.

[Gloucester Saint]

20 minutes ago, Verbal said:

Genuinely unsure whether these repeated outbreaks of punnery are the result of summer boredom or mad cow disease. 

Transfer News is important - lots at steak.🥩 

[Gloucester Saint]

54 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

 

All the rumours are making it more noisy on the Preston front.

[revolution saint]

56 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

 

I know next to nothing about him but seems a bit of an odd link.  He's predominantly a left side winger/inside forward and we've got Scienza for that, he's 5ft 9" so isn't really going to be a like for like Stewart replacement if we play him centrally and he's never really played as a 10 so wouldn't be considered the competition/cover for Azaz either.

[Badger]

17 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

I know next to nothing about him but seems a bit of an odd link.  He's predominantly a left side winger/inside forward and we've got Scienza for that, he's 5ft 9" so isn't really going to be a like for like Stewart replacement if we play him centrally and he's never really played as a 10 so wouldn't be considered the competition/cover for Azaz either.

Archer Mk II

[OldNick]

19 hours ago, bugenhagen said:

I would guess that JWP will most likely be moving at the very end of the window. West Ham will look to get rid, but want to not give him away, and he/his agent will be looking for the best deal possible. We may have reached out to him or his agent, or the other way around, but I doubt anything concrete is just around the corner. 

Will WHU want tolet us have a player to strengthen us.............depends on your standpoint with him I suppose

[DT]

43 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

I know next to nothing about him but seems a bit of an odd link.  He's predominantly a left side winger/inside forward and we've got Scienza for that, he's 5ft 9" so isn't really going to be a like for like Stewart replacement if we play him centrally and he's never really played as a 10 so wouldn't be considered the competition/cover for Azaz either.

Not sure we will have Scienza for that for long tbh

[RedArmy]

1 hour ago, trousers said:

Pull the udder one!

You’re just milking it now! 

[Fabrice29]

Odd the new echo reporter tweeted an article he’d done on the Dobbin interest but has seemingly deleted that now. 

[East Kent Saint]

59 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

I know next to nothing about him but seems a bit of an odd link.  He's predominantly a left side winger/inside forward and we've got Scienza for that, he's 5ft 9" so isn't really going to be a like for like Stewart replacement if we play him centrally and he's never really played as a 10 so wouldn't be considered the competition/cover for Azaz either.

Dobbin , not another Donkey 😄

[suewhistle]

2 hours ago, Verbal said:

Genuinely unsure whether these repeated outbreaks of punnery are the result of summer boredom or mad cow disease. 

Oi, don't pick on me! Possibly both?

[Cuddles]

2 hours ago, Verbal said:

Genuinely unsure whether these repeated outbreaks of punnery are the result of summer boredom or mad cow disease. 

I herd it was both. 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Reading the last page or so on here, sounds promising for our defending next season as we should have a solid wall to defend free kicks against us. 

[Sheaf Saint]

8 hours ago, Sparkkyy said:

JWP (possibly) returning might work. I guess its Trowel and error

Yep. If Spors thinks he cdajfu then I guess we'll joist have to truss in the process.

[Charlie Wayman]

21 hours ago, trousers said:

Hopefully we can cement a deal sooner than that...

Stone me, even you want him in the midfield mix er!

[saintant]

1 hour ago, DT said:

Not sure we will have Scienza for that for long tbh

Couldn't see Scienza in pre season test videos on official site or Charles. Bazunu was there though along with Diaz and Downs.

[Charlie Wayman]

2 hours ago, OldNick said:

Will WHU want tolet us have a player to strengthen us.............depends on your standpoint with him I suppose

Of course not but there's no danger of that in JWP's case

Edited 3 hours ago by Charlie Wayman
Beating the same old drum - sorry JWP lovers

[saintant]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

Yep. If Spors thinks he cdajfu then I guess we'll joist have to truss in the process.

We're trying to build a side not weaken it with inferior materials that other clubs don't want.