Summer Transfer Window 2026

[Saintsarmy]

14 hours ago, Saint_lambden said:

Šolak still trying to persuade countryman Ratkov to sign.  

Have you been told that recently or are you referencing the article a couple of days ago? I personally assumed this interest would have been prior to the Mubama signing. Would be pleasantly surprised if we were after another ST to go alongside Larin and Mubama. 

[Saint NL]

West Ham about to smash the championship transfer record for Engels. They aren't messing about.

[CSA96]

14 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

West Ham about to smash the championship transfer record for Engels. They aren't messing about.

Celtic fans collectively shrugging at this news

[jrobsbigshorts]

14 hours ago, Rebel said:

if a club like Everton or Villa come in for THB this summer he will be off - but I'd hope we wouldn't lose him to a Coventry or Hull.  But money talks and I thought it was said we needed to raise about £50M this summer. 

if it came to selling 2 of Scienza, THB or Jander who would you keep?

I think Jander is the one who could walk straight into a top flight mid table first 11 but if we keep him it'll probably only be for a season whereas if we keep Leo this window I could see him staying longer , I'd assumed THB wound be off but Benefica , Hull or Cov don't feel like the right fit to me , I'm not sure he's top half prem player , he looked a liability in the Colchester game at times ! But he was the best CB in the champ last season TBF

With Charles gone and Jordan James looking like he's going to Wolves I'd keep Caspar 

[Saint Fan CaM]

7 minutes ago, jrobsbigshorts said:

I think Jander is the one who could walk straight into a top flight mid table first 11 but if we keep him it'll probably only be for a season whereas if we keep Leo this window I could see him staying longer , I'd assumed THB wound be off but Benefica , Hull or Cov don't feel like the right fit to me , I'm not sure he's top half prem player , he looked a liability in the Colchester game at times ! But he was the best CB in the champ last season TBF

With Charles gone and Jordan James looking like he's going to Wolves I'd keep Caspar 

If you’d been at the training at SMS you’d have noticed the body language of Jander - he was either unfit or uncommitted or both. He’s a good player and it would be a shame to lose him, but what’s the point if he’s unhappy?

[hypochondriac]

5 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

If you’d been at the training at SMS you’d have noticed the body language of Jander - he was either unfit or uncommitted or both. He’s a good player and it would be a shame to lose him, but what’s the point if he’s unhappy?

You're extrapolating a lot from one lacklustre training session where he was likely returning from injury.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Just now, hypochondriac said:

You're extrapolating a lot from one lacklustre training session where he was likely returning from injury.

Maybe - as I said, I really don’t want us to lose a quality player. Let’s hope it’s nothing more and his heads not been turned.

[VectisSaint]

10 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

If you’d been at the training at SMS you’d have noticed the body language of Jander - he was either unfit or uncommitted or both. He’s a good player and it would be a shame to lose him, but what’s the point if he’s unhappy?

He was unfit, he has been injured, missed the tour to Germany, unlikely start Sunday.

[hypochondriac]

3 minutes ago, VectisSaint said:

He was unfit, he has been injured, missed the tour to Germany, unlikely start Sunday.

I expect he won't even be on the bench. Team imo will be 

Peretz 

Bree THB Stephens Manning 

Fellows Downes Bragg Scienza 

Dobbin 

Larin 

I'd like Azaz to start but I reckon he's on the bench.

[Chez]

27 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

If you’d been at the training at SMS you’d have noticed the body language of Jander - he was either unfit or uncommitted or both. He’s a good player and it would be a shame to lose him, but what’s the point if he’s unhappy?

Uncommitted, as in couldn't be arsed or uncommitted, because he wasn't risking injury? I'm not questioning your body language reading expertise - its been a while since we had an expert post on here, but if being 'unhappy' can be confused with being 'unfit' is your conclusion rock solid?

Edited Friday at 12:53 by Chez

[Chez]

12 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

I expect he won't even be on the bench. Team imo will be 

Peretz 

Bree THB Stephens Manning 

Fellows Downes Bragg Scienza 

Dobbin 

Larin 

I'd like Azaz to start but I reckon he's on the bench.

Dobbin ahead of Azaz? Any particular reason why? We are going off topic here, so in an effort to bring it back, that would mean we have made a bloody good signing - thus increasing confidence that we can replace the likes of Charles and THB should he depart.  

[SNSUN]

1 hour ago, Saint NL said:

West Ham about to smash the championship transfer record for Engels. They aren't messing about.

Getting Reiss Nelson too. Making the right noises to please the fan base. 

[hypochondriac]

36 minutes ago, Chez said:

Dobbin ahead of Azaz? Any particular reason why? We are going off topic here, so in an effort to bring it back, that would mean we have made a bloody good signing - thus increasing confidence that we can replace the likes of Charles and THB should he depart.  

Yes because he is still returning from injury and we may not want to risk bin from the start.

[Turkish]

Looks like we can add Jordan James to the long players who’d be fine for the championship we’ve missed out on 🤦‍♂️
 

 

[St Chalet]

1 hour ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

If you’d been at the training at SMS you’d have noticed the body language of Jander - he was either unfit or uncommitted or both. He’s a good player and it would be a shame to lose him, but what’s the point if he’s unhappy?

I scored two goals at The Dell during an open training session, read nothing into this.

[Pilchards]

I suppose the shit about us in the news the last 3 months don’t help.

They probably think the wheels are going to fall off and the club will drop out of the championship.

[BARCELONASAINT]

Just now, Turkish said:

Looks like we can add Jordan James to the long players who’d be fine for the championship we’ve missed out on 🤦‍♂️
 

 

honestly some of the reporting on who we are interested in signing or who another club might be interested in signing from saints is tiresome. Anything posted on X and particularly SaintsExtra is complete made up bullshit!

[jrobsbigshorts]

1 hour ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

If you’d been at the training at SMS you’d have noticed the body language of Jander - he was either unfit or uncommitted or both. He’s a good player and it would be a shame to lose him, but what’s the point if he’s unhappy?

Interesting, TBF to the lad I think of all the squad he's the one that's too good for the champ and I guess he doesn't necessarily have that connection with the club that some of the others have , that story about him being homesick which was dismissed as bollocks did ring true for me and I reckon it's either now , January or next summer that he goes to a big bundesliga club , if he does go where does that leave our midfield, Bragg and Flynn were the 6s and Charles and Jander the 8s so we need at least 1 no8  in , Matsuki definitely can't play there after seeing him at Colchester but Downes ahead of Bragg looked pretty good to me ,I noticed on the predictions players were making on Instagram today someone said Flynn to get more goals , is Tonda seeing him as an 8 now ?

[SuperSAINT]

https://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-given-hope-of-transfer-saints-offer-is-in/

[goodymatt]

 

[HarvSFC]

They always come crawling back.

[SNSUN]

7 minutes ago, HarvSFC said:

They always come crawling back.

Quite why anyone would rather live in Rome when you can have the delights of Southampton if beyond me. 

[Sevvy]

4 hours ago, trousers said:

Or....we might be as good as promoted by Christmas and want to start giving the likes of Oyekunle match practice with the squad ahead of our push for European qualification next season... 😁

I want whatever Trousers is on,

[revolution saint]

Have to say I find it hard to believe we'll sign another striker all the time we still have BBD, Archer and Downs here.  That said, Ratkov does look an exciting player and a more obvious replacement for Ross Stewart. 
If we ended up with Fellows, Scienza, Azaz, Dobbin, Larin, Mubama and Ratkov to choose from then can't really complain about lack of options or quality.  

[bugenhagen]

Just read the text... his stance "could change in the coming days" - a prime example of clickbait, and the need to make money out of nothing. Flogging a dead horse. Just to keep the story alive, even after it's dead in the water.

In the next couple of days there will be new "development" in this story to keep the clicks, views and £££££ ticking in.

[LordHester]

1 hour ago, BARCELONASAINT said:

honestly some of the reporting on who we are interested in signing or who another club might be interested in signing from saints is tiresome. Anything posted on X and particularly SaintsExtra is complete made up bullshit!

SaintsExtra seem to post anything and everything about Saints, no matter where it's come from. It's always worth looking at the original source to see whether it's likely to be true or, more likely, complete and utter garbage.

[Matthew Le God]

1 hour ago, BARCELONASAINT said:

honestly some of the reporting on who we are interested in signing or who another club might be interested in signing from saints is tiresome. Anything posted on X and particularly SaintsExtra is complete made up bullshit!

X has a large number of reliable sources on it (plus lots of unreliable ones). SaintsExtra isn't writing or making up the stories; he is reporting what others have said. A story being on X or circulated by SaintsExtra doesn't make it bullshit. Look at each on its own merits! He generally uses established media outlets and journalists rather than complete randoms on X.

Edited Friday at 15:50 by Matthew Le God

[saintant]

19 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

X has a large number of reliable sources on it (plus lots of unreliable ones). SaintsExtra isn't writing or making up the stories; he is reporting what others have said. A story being on X or circulated by SaintsExtra doesn't make it bullshit. Look at each on its own merits! He generally uses established media outlets and journalists rather than complete randoms on X.

Thanks for clearing that up and good to hear from you SaintsExtra 🙂

Edited Friday at 16:02 by saintant

[Miltonaggro]

2 hours ago, St Chalet said:

I scored two goals at The Dell during an open training session, read nothing into this.

Yeah, but your body language was fucking shocking!

[Hengistbury Header]

The X post which prompted the exchange above (the one about Ratkov) was posted by Il Messageroit, the daily paper of Rome. It may be wrong, but it’s no more or less likely to be ‘complete made-up bullshit’ than, say, The Echo. Not, definitely wrong or definitely right, but possibly right.

[Turkish]

59 minutes ago, bugenhagen said:

Just read the text... his stance "could change in the coming days" - a prime example of clickbait, and the need to make money out of nothing. Flogging a dead horse. Just to keep the story alive, even after it's dead in the water.

In the next couple of days there will be new "development" in this story to keep the clicks, views and £££££ ticking in.

Like the one about Benfica moving closer to signing THB. What actually happened was they knew a €20m euro bid wasn’t enough and now hoped THB would push to move. Ridiculous story 

[Willo of Whiteley]

5 hours ago, CSA96 said:

Celtic fans collectively shrugging at this news

I felt the same when Ross Stewart turned down a new contract 😂

[Cuddles]

2 hours ago, Sevvy said:

I want whatever Trousers is on,

Legs?

[Lighthouse]

2 hours ago, SNSUN said:

Quite why anyone would rather live in Rome when you can have the delights of Southampton if beyond me. 

At least if he’s sh*t we can tell him to eunt domus.

[Turkish]

3 hours ago, SNSUN said:

Quite why anyone would rather live in Rome when you can have the delights of Southampton if beyond me. 

Bargate of collesum?

trivi fountain or Hoglands Park?

Vatican City or Ocean village?

pizza or curry at coriander Lounge?

Enough said 

 

[Verbal]

3 hours ago, Sevvy said:

I want whatever Trousers is on,

Going by his avatar, he's on a painfully sharp fence post.

[BarberSaint]

1 hour ago, Cuddles said:

Legs?

No, that's 'in'.

[Toussaint]

48 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Bargate of collesum?

trivi fountain or Hoglands Park?

Vatican City or Ocean village?

pizza or curry at coriander Lounge?

Enough said 

 

Villa in Parioli or bedsit over a rub n’ tug in Shirley High Street?

[redandwhitey]

Rub n tug - is that the new Wetherspoons in Shirley ??

[SaintTex]

7 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

If you’d been at the training at SMS you’d have noticed the body language of Jander - he was either unfit or uncommitted or both. He’s a good player and it would be a shame to lose him, but what’s the point if he’s unhappy?

if i recall there was a match in the middle of last season where he put in a truly awful performance and was off at halftime. Cant remember who it was against.

He seemed to recover from that one nicely.

Edited Friday at 20:04 by SaintTex

[Give it to Ron]

4 minutes ago, SaintTex said:

if i recall there was a match in the middle of last season where he put in a truly awful performance and was off at halftime. Cant remember who it was against.

He seemed to recover from that one nicely.

Leicester away

[Ex Lion Tamer]

9 hours ago, Saint NL said:

West Ham about to smash the championship transfer record for Engels. They aren't messing about.

Full Marx for that signing

[austsaint]

2 minutes ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

Full Marx for that signing

Should help their playing philosophy this season.

[Saint Fan CaM]

2 hours ago, SaintTex said:

if i recall there was a match in the middle of last season where he put in a truly awful performance and was off at halftime. Cant remember who it was against.

He seemed to recover from that one nicely.

Well let’s hope he gets his shit together because he didn’t look particularly impressive compared to many of the other players who looked really sharp.

[hypochondriac]

12 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Well let’s hope he gets his shit together because he didn’t look particularly impressive compared to many of the other players who looked really sharp.

He's been out injured...

[Saint Fan CaM]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

He's been out injured...

Yeah I saw that, but I would have thought he would be on a personal training regime if that’s the case, rather than risking further injury in what was a high intensity session. Anyway time will tell if he’s a Saint at the end of the window and if so, whether he’s a ready for a tough season.

[Dark Munster]

8 hours ago, SNSUN said:

Quite why anyone would rather live in Rome when you can have the delights of Southampton if beyond me. 

Sweltering 95F in Rome, only 82F in Southampton. Easy choice.

[Miltonaggro]

13 hours ago, Saint NL said:

West Ham about to smash the championship transfer record for Engels. They aren't messing about.

Assume that he’s a left-wing back? 

[SNSUN]

13 hours ago, Saint NL said:

West Ham about to smash the championship transfer record for Engels. They aren't messing about.

They used to love Rice but now they're loving Engels instead.

And through it all, he offers their defence protection....

[CB Fry]

45 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said:

Assume that he’s a left-wing back? 

He's been given top Marx from his previous club.