17 Dec 2012 18:42:12
Kurt Zouma, interesting Manchester United and Manchester City, is on Southampton's radar heading into January. {Ed025's Note - im sure he will pick the saints, over them 2 also rans.. :)
Young CB like this, playing regularly in France, would he want to sit on the bench in Manchester for a couple of years?
Also, some questions about stability of the Man. clubs if they lose their managers. New people come in with their own ideas about players.
I think NC could sell the club quite well to such a player and if not Zouma, I suspect we will see someone similar come in January.
Zouma would be a great signing.
I'm not going to be pretentious and say Saints are a more attractive option that the manc clubs! You can BS all you want about 'sitting on the bench' or 'squad stability' but youngsters can be loaned out and as for stabliity... we're not a sure thing to stay in the prem... so that's nonsense to suggest we are more stable than the two manc clubs!)
However, as with Ramirez if things don't work out with the 'bigger' clubs, there is nothing wrong with a move to Saints, and we would be happy to have him and I'm sure he would be happy here.
The point I was making about the Manchester clubs was:
How many players of this age (however good) are playing regularly?
Both Manchester clubs could quite easily see a change of manager within the year. I was not indicating this was anything to do with financial security but any young player considering a move to a new club will take a look at the club management he will join and whether this same management is likely to change.
In both respects I believe Saints have something to offer. Whether it would be enough to appeal to a player purely depends on an individual players priorities.
Ha! I signed both Zouma and Ter Stegen to my FIFA saints team just before the rumours started circulating! I cant think where these rumours come from!.. Zouma's on the bench, he's being kept out by Masi, are we going for Masi?!
mssaint
I got ter stegan (GK) clyne (RB) nastasic and kalas (CB) and mbaye from inter at (LB) were gonna sign them! Just taking the pee. This is reality we live in, not an xbox. Adkins and Cortese know what they are doing, they got us here. COYR
stmossy
Clyne picked saints over Man u...
Kalas, now ther is a quality young CB i wouldnt mind us look into.