Summer Transfer Window 2026

[ally_uk]

If Benficia come in £25 million with addons I reckon THB is gone. 

Which in all honesty is shit with him potentially going and Charles leaving.

Who knows what will happen, maybe towards the end of the window we will go in for a few Premier league players on loan who are surplus to requirements to give us some additional experience. 

But in all honestly we need: 

Charles Replacment 

THB Replacement 

Stewart Replacement, I'm not convinced the lad on load from Man City is it. We need someone we can directly rotate with Larin who has similar attributes.

I wouldn't give a shit about losing the following: 

Edoize, Baz, Ramsdale, Bereton, Archer, Larios, Sugawara.

I'd also like to see: 

Romeo, Whitmsrsh, given chances 

And also what about? Sufianu Sillah Dibaga, he had a good debut appearance  last season  looked bright. 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by ally_uk

[Lighthouse]

25 minutes ago, coalman said:

The only thing I remember about him was just how bad a defender he was for us. Repeatedly committing stupid fouls or being caught out of position 

Bullied by large, physical strikers too, just like Moore (who's first name I forget) in the opening game against Wrexham.

[Arjen Robben]

I think the losing THB as a dressing room leader is a very good point. lets not forget we've also lost Romeu who by all accounts was here for that role since last season.

 

[sadoldgit]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Recently a father and recently married.

Can’t see the family wanting to upsticks and move abroad. 😂

I believe his daughter is only around 8 months old so that is a fair point. He isn’t going anywhere for the kind of money being quoted so far anyway though.

[BarberSaint]

3 hours ago, James said:

I have a vague recollection of us being interested in that Anel guy last summer but could be misremembering that.

No, that's you being a bit Anel.

 

Never heard of him before that post and he doesn't look any good.

[Matthew Le God]

Sky Sports now running the story...

 

 

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Recently a father and recently married.

Can’t see the family wanting to upsticks and move abroad. 😂

Having Roy Keane as a father in law is probably an incentive to move abroad. 

[goodymatt]

It does seem like Benfica are being linked to a few CBs at the €20m price point: Tosin, THB, Ryan Flamingo and Tiago Gabriel.

Not sure if Marco Silva wants two new CBs or if our high valuation of THB might lead to them going for one of the others?

[2Morrow]

https://x.com/JacobsBen/status/2088576185483616517?s=20

setting our stall out at 30m plus sell on. Seems reasonable, if disappointing.

[Badger]

5 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Sky Sports now running the story...

 

 

As you’ve said several times it’s just a continual recycling of the same story, often with someone adding their own twist on it. This bloke saying Saints have the edge in the race, whereas someone else’s take is that he prefers a return to Sheffield.

(Also saw someone saying it was a done deal for Sheff Utd!). 
 

I’m going to be a ‘Les’ on this one and say I’m relaxed about it. We either sign him or don’t. But hope we don’t sell THB this summer

 

 

[Badger]

6 minutes ago, 2Morrow said:

https://x.com/JacobsBen/status/2088576185483616517?s=20

setting our stall out at 30m plus sell on. Seems reasonable, if disappointing.

And Ben Jacobs is who ? 

[Sir Ralph]

Just now, goodymatt said:

It does seem like Benfica are being linked to a few CBs at the €20m price point: Tosin, THB, Ryan Flamingo and Tiago Gabriel.

Not sure if Marco Silva wants two new CBs or if our high valuation of THB might lead to them going for one of the others?

I know £17m is an opener but it’s a bit of a Michael take when we purchased him for £20m. £30m absolute minimum - I doubt they will stretch that far

[Matthew Le God]

24 minutes ago, Badger said:

And Ben Jacobs is who ? 

His profile bio on X explains 

[Badger]

3 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

His profile bio on X explains 

As I don’t subscribe to X, then I’ll remain none the wiser.

Is he a reliable source in your view ?!

[Doctoroncall]

30 minutes ago, Badger said:

And Ben Jacobs is who ? 

I didn’t know either, but to be helpful here is his bio ( I’m not on X)… https://www.ben-jacobs.com/

[LiberalCommunist]

Southampton have rejected a £17m bid from Benfica

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I've heard of testing the water, but that's more like Google Earthing the location of the lake. 

[CSA96]

Eckert (and Spors) have spoken a lot about the importance of physicality (and height) in the spine of the team. Ronnie Edwards is under 6ft so I’m not surprised he wasn’t compatible for what they wanted. Ahmedhodzic has a reputation for being great on the ball and being able to step into midfield and spot a good pass, so that bodes well if the reporting today is accurate 

[Badger]

4 minutes ago, Doctoroncall said:

I didn’t know either, but to be helpful here is his bio ( I’m not on X)… https://www.ben-jacobs.com/

Thanks.

Doesn’t look like someone with any real ‘inside’ knowledge, less than say Alfie House, so just putting his little bit on the story. 
 

Let’s just move on from the THB speculation until there is something more substantial to speculate on. 

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Badger said:

Thanks.

Doesn’t look like someone with any real ‘inside’ knowledge, less than say Alfie House, so just putting his little bit on the story. 
 

Let’s just move on from the THB speculation until there is something more substantial to speculate on. 

He is pretty connected to be fair. More so the Alfie House (outside of Southampton), probably by some distance.

There is obviously interest/bids for THB. I guess it just depends on how much high clubs/Benfica would go.

Edited 10 hours ago by AlexLaw76

[Doctoroncall]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

He is pretty connected to be fair. More so the Alfie House (outside of Southampton), probably by some distance.

There is obviously interest/bids for THB. I guess it just depends on how much high clubs/Benfica would go.

His Bio isn’t great so hard to judge what reliable connections he has. 
 

Benfica also need a full back now 👀

[Saint Neil]

Ben Jacobs is like a Temu Fabrizio Romano, he appears on all these football Youtube shows about transfers.

[coalman]

30 minutes ago, Badger said:

As I don’t subscribe to X, then I’ll remain none the wiser.

Is he a reliable source in your view ?!

Some might argue the act of posting on X makes one inherently unreliable.

[lambtiss]

2 hours ago, jrobsbigshorts said:

THBs long diagonal passes were a feature of Tonda ball and it fucks me off that we had the natural succesor to Taylor in Ronnie Edwards , we sold him way too cheap , it was clear we'd probably need another ball playing CB in the near future, 

Personally, I saw nothing in Edwards to suggest he was a potential replacement for THB.

[sfc4prem]

No one is paying what we want for THB, surely. I see him as the type to stay professional after bids are rejected. I also don't see him as the Lallana "My head's already in [insert club here]" agitator type. I'd put money on him staying.

[SNSUN]

2 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

Sky Sports now running the story...

 

 

Yes please - he was decent for the Blades and is bang at his peak.

[HKsaint]

Why should we sell THB at loss?

[Pilchards]

Actually bumped into a Saints employee and I will 100% not say where or what role they have at the club.

Our top four players want to go as they want to better themselves elsewhere. The club will only sell them if the right offers come on.

One has gone already while it’s obvious THB is getting the attention at the moment.

Expect Leo and Jander to be off next but I personally can’t see them entertaining any offers from anyone right now unless it blows the bloody door down.

I suppose when you have a famous father in law who’s played the game at the very top level asking you why are you still playing for little Southampton again this season then it makes sense he wants moving on.

Edited 8 hours ago by Pilchards

[CSA96]

Just now, Pilchards said:

Actually bumped into a Saints employee and I will 100% not say where or what role they have at the club.

Our top four players want to go as they want to better themselves elsewhere. The club will only sell them if the right offers come on.

One has gone already while it’s obvious THB is getting the attention at the moment.

Expect Leo and Jander to be off next but I personally can’t see them entertaining any offers from anyone right now unless it blows the bloody door down.

I suppose when you have a famous father in law who’s played the game at the very top level asking you why are you still playing for little Southampton again this season then it makes he wants moving on.

Club shop?

[James]

32 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Yes please - he was decent for the Blades and is bang at his peak.

Agreed that if we have to sell THB then this guy is a very decent replacement. 

[AlexLaw76]

16 minutes ago, HKsaint said:

Why should we sell THB at loss?

given how long he has been here, I suspect anything over 6 or 7M is a profit.

[Disco Stu]

5 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

given how long he has been here, I suspect anything over 6 or 7M is a profit.

True but surely his value has gone up since we signed him?

[CSA96]

4 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

given how long he has been here, I suspect anything over 6 or 7M is a profit.

Signed on a 4yr deal for a fee of £20m, so his balance is £10m as of the start of this season. If we got offered £30m (which seemingly is the sort of number we're looking for) then it's +£20m in the accounts (although you'd have a cut going to MCFC)

[chiknsmack]

4 hours ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

Frustrating position with Ramsdale as he's a very good Goalkeeper but anybody would be mental to buy him off us permanently knowing the situation he's in here. 

All the Premier League teams seem to have sorted the position now as well so I can't see anything other than a loan abroad at a late hour. 

Marco Silva has rocked up at Benfica and already upset some of the players, including their highly-rated Ukrainian National Team keeper. If he leaves on a loan-with-obligation as he's apparently requested they'll need someone new, and if they're talking to us about one player maybe we should bring up another.

(They also don't have Champions League this season, something I've seen others use in arguments for why they might be able to sign THB).

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 hour ago, Pilchards said:

Actually bumped into a Saints employee and I will 100% not say where or what role they have at the club.

Our top four players want to go as they want to better themselves elsewhere. The club will only sell them if the right offers come on.

One has gone already while it’s obvious THB is getting the attention at the moment.

Expect Leo and Jander to be off next but I personally can’t see them entertaining any offers from anyone right now unless it blows the bloody door down.

I suppose when you have a famous father in law who’s played the game at the very top level asking you why are you still playing for little Southampton again this season then it makes sense he wants moving on.

Am not sure Scienza is going to get the Premier League move he obviously wants. He's good for us, however whether he can make that step up is up for debate. 

[Forester]

5 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

That's the first I've heard that we needed to make 70 million this season. Let's not forget Adam Armstrong going in January which was also about 7 I believe. Sugawara, bbd and Edozie we should get at least 10 million for if we can agree sales and not loans. Archer and Bazunu too we should get at least 15-20 for them all.

I don’t know if you noticed but we have bought three players already in Larin, Perez and Dobbin?  So if you need to make up £70 million and you are spending fees on bringing players in, where do you imagine that comes from?

 

Let’s assume you are right that we could take in £20 million for Archer, Baz, BBD, Edozie and Sugawara.  That is £50 million including Charles, plus £10 million for Fernandes.  Then take off the fees we have spent on bringing three in.  Where do you find the gap?

 

I go home and away and don’t want to see our best players leave, but it is importantly to be able to count!

Edited 7 hours ago by Forester

[hypochondriac]

4 minutes ago, Forester said:

I don’t know if you noticed but we have bought three players already in Larin, Perez and Dobbin?  So if you need to make up £70 million and you are spending fees on bringing players in, where do you imagine that comes from?

 

Let’s assume you are right that we could take in £20 million for Archer, Baz, BBD, Edozie and Sugawara.  That is £50 million including Charles.  Then take off the fees we have spent on bringing three in.  Where do you find the gap?

 

I go home and away and don’t want to see our best players leave, but it is importantly to be able to count!

That's a ridiculous way to look at it, we obviously have some parachute payments left and we do bring in some income as well. Like I said, I see no evidence at all that we can spend nothing this year and have to find 70 million. You've also failed to include the 7 million for Armstrong that almost lays the transfer fees of the first two.

Edited 7 hours ago by hypochondriac

[hypochondriac]

1 hour ago, Pilchards said:

Actually bumped into a Saints employee and I will 100% not say where or what role they have at the club.

Our top four players want to go as they want to better themselves elsewhere. The club will only sell them if the right offers come on.

One has gone already while it’s obvious THB is getting the attention at the moment.

Expect Leo and Jander to be off next but I personally can’t see them entertaining any offers from anyone right now unless it blows the bloody door down.

I suppose when you have a famous father in law who’s played the game at the very top level asking you why are you still playing for little Southampton again this season then it makes sense he wants moving on.

Blimey. If that is true and if we do end up selling all of them (not sure that will happen now) then you have to say that Boro have had a far superior window, getting their sales done early and then getting players in with good time to bed in.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

1 hour ago, Pilchards said:

Actually bumped into a Saints employee and I will 100% not say where or what role they have at the club.

Our top four players want to go as they want to better themselves elsewhere. The club will only sell them if the right offers come on.

One has gone already while it’s obvious THB is getting the attention at the moment.

Expect Leo and Jander to be off next but I personally can’t see them entertaining any offers from anyone right now unless it blows the bloody door down.

I suppose when you have a famous father in law who’s played the game at the very top level asking you why are you still playing for little Southampton again this season then it makes sense he wants moving on.

Discerning if that is the case. Assume they'd have to be sizeable bids. Hope Saints have players lined up just in case.

[Matthew Le God]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

Blimey. If that is true and if we do end up selling all of them (not sure that will happen now) then you have to say that Boro have had a far superior window, getting their sales done early and then getting players in with good time to bed in.

At least wait to see who the replacements are, even if it is late in the window.

[James]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

Blimey. If that is true and if we do end up selling all of them (not sure that will happen now) then you have to say that Boro have had a far superior window, getting their sales done early and then getting players in with good time to bed in.

If we sell THB, Jander and Scienza before the end of the window then we aren’t really serious about getting promoted any time soon. It’s not really the sales that annoy me, we are a championship club with players other clubs want and so we are always going to be in a seller position if other clubs meet our valuation. BUT, this season we are starting on a points deduction and face a very real possibility of our manager being banned during the international break. I also wonder if we are struggling to convince certain players to sign given the Tonda uncertainty. 

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said:

At least wait to see who the replacements are, even if it is late in the window.

Thanks captain obvious. Still doesn't mean we've given them time to bed into the team when a good start is imperative for us.

[bangkoksaint]

I think we have to hold our nerve and see where we’re at come the end of the window. However that said, given the speculation around current players and who we’ve got through the door so far I’m not overly impressed.

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, James said:

If we sell THB, Jander and Scienza before the end of the window then we aren’t really serious about getting promoted any time soon. It’s not really the sales that annoy me, we are a championship club with players other clubs want and so we are always going to be in a seller position if other clubs meet our valuation. BUT, this season we are starting on a points deduction and face a very real possibility of our manager being banned during the international break. I also wonder if we are struggling to convince certain players to sign given the Tonda uncertainty. 

I agree with you. Obviously this is all speculation at present but if it were to happen it would also destroy the morale and attitude we built up from last season. I did expect all of them to go in the immediate aftermath of spygate but losing them now at such a late stage would really be the worst of all worlds. Hopefully like Pilchards says no one will pony up the required dough.

[James]

2 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Thanks captain obvious. Still doesn't mean we've given them time to bed into the team when a good start is imperative for us.

Plus the fact they could be “bedding in” at a time when the manager is banned…

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

I agree with you. Obviously this is all speculation at present but if it were to happen it would also destroy the morale and attitude we built up from last season. I did expect all of them to go in the immediate aftermath of spygate but losing them now at such a late stage would really be the worst of all worlds. Hopefully like Pilchards says no one will pony up the required dough.

The cost of what Tonda (and the others) did to this club by getting caught out

[James]

2 minutes ago, bangkoksaint said:

I think we have to hold our nerve and see where we’re at come the end of the window. However that said, given the speculation around current players and who we’ve got through the door so far I’m not overly impressed.

I like the players we’ve brought in, although I think we should have pushed the boat out for Lankshear. It seems finances are a bit tight, hence selling Charles and talk of needing to sell others, which does beg the question why we spent almost £10m on Dobbin. Not because he isn’t a good player, just that we do have the ability to cover Azaz by moving the players we have got around. Seems an odd allocation of resources.

[trousers]

Yay! Charles is back!

 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

12 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Blimey. If that is true and if we do end up selling all of them (not sure that will happen now) then you have to say that Boro have had a far superior window, getting their sales done early and then getting players in with good time to bed in.

It's impossible to foresee when other clubs are going to bid for your players. If we want to avoid players leaving deeper into the window, then we have to stipulate that to agents etc that we will not sell certain players after a specific date. 

[hypochondriac]

4 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

The cost of what Tonda (and the others) did to this club by getting caught out

Don't disagree but if it's true that we needed the cash and the players wanted to go, I would have hoped we could have got at least one or two out of the building a bit quicker. At least as good or better was the quote. They'd have to hit consecutive home runs at this point in order to effectively replace those four players now. Not impossible but incredibly difficult.

[CSA96]

4 minutes ago, trousers said:

Yay! Charles is back!

 

Charles is back, Oyekunle isn't on loan and Mubama is nowhere to be seen

Graphic designer obviously knocked that one together a week or two ago then