Southampton Rumours Archive August 15 2013

15 Aug 2013 21:57:18
Southampton set to sign Paulo osvaldo for a fee around £15 million tomorrow late afternoon/tea time after completing a medical today at staplewood

I can't believe this, he clearly doesn't want to join us so it's ridiculous paying so much for someone who could easily unsettle the squad.

Aren't medicals done at Solent university!

Jannersaint

No, fitness tests are, but medicals generally done at staplewood.

How do you know he doesn't want to join us? For all you know we haven't even put a bid in yet

Hooray! It's the weekly Friday signing rubbish rumour!

Doesn't want to come here? How do you know, you don't believe the media do you?

This might actually be true, sky italia are reporting that's saints have given a friday deadline to osvaldo to decide.

Seems like spurs will beat us to his signature : (

Looks like we are going to lose osvaldo to spurs : (

After all the umming and ahhing by Osvaldo, I'm not sure I want him anymore. It's a lot of money and we could get 2 good players for that. What about Fingbogasson and the Ajax defender? I'm sure we can bid mor than Celtic and there champions league isn't going to last long so not much of an insentive there.

Multiple sources are reporting that both Southampton and Tottenham are close to signing Osvaldo. Hard to know who's right.

I believed OP until you said 'about tea time'.

haha brilliant.

If Spurs meet Roma's asking price, it is obvious that he'll go there. Moving on. Let's try and sign someone we actually have a chance to get and wants to be here, there isn't much time left.

My reading of the situation is: Roma have accepted a bid from Southampton, actual amount is unknown, figures given in press speculative. This bid is the best for Roma, so obviously they want Osvaldo to accept it too.

Osvaldo hasn't said that he doesn't want to join Southampton, he has stated that he wants to stay in Italy.

I'm on the fence whether we should sign him, considering the fee and his wages. Plus will he adapt? I'm more in favour of a lower league Englishman, who will grow, like Jayrod or a Scandinavian who always adapt better, at a fraction of the cost. I think we will be scoring more goals this season, Rickie will equal last seasons tally and Jayrod will start where he finished last season. Mayuka and Isgrove could step up to the plate as well.

Spurs don't want him. They are trying to sign Pjanjc and Lamela if Bale leaves.
Which won't be confirmed for some time

Pochettino might make the difference.

Rubbish he's using us to get an offer from Spurs

I actually don't think the Spurs interest is real. Think about it - if Spurs wanted to spend 15 million or thereabouts, they would probably need to sell Bale first, given how much they've spent this summer. If they sell Bale, who are they going to look to sign - a striker or a winger?! Spurs were linked with Lamela, and I think it is far more likely that this is who they're after.

I'd be surprised if they went for him. They have soldano. Would someone like Osvaldo really want to be a rotation player?
Still don't think he'll come to us.
Times running out for us to get anyone and if we do, they are going to take time to bed in.

Posted this morning at 9. 30am (I am not agreeing/disagreeing with this, Just thought it made sort of sense).

Southampton have offered to make Pablo Osvaldo the highest paid player in their history in a bid to entice him from Roma, Goal understands.

The Premier League club have been pursuing the Italy international all summer as they attempt to bolster their attacking options.

Goal understands that Southampton have offered Osvaldo a club-record €70,000-a-week deal in a bid to beat off competition for the player’s signature from Benfica, Wolfsburg and Tottenham.

The Saints are hopeful their improved offer will be enough to convince the striker, who snubbed interest in the club earlier this summer as he held out for a move to a higher profile outfit.

The deal also depends upon Spurs’ twin pursuit of Osvaldo’s Roma team-mates Erik Lamela and Miralem Pjanic, with the Italian club unwilling to sanction the sales of all three players.

Goal revealed earlier this week that Tottenham had opened talks with Roma to sign €35m-rated Lamela, with the Giallorossi’s sporting director Walter Sabatini meeting his opposite number Franco Baldini in London on Thursday.

Southampton have indicated to Roma they are willing to pay a club-record fee of €20m including add-ons for the Argentina-born forward, who was signed from Espanyol in 2011 in a deal worth up to €17m.

The Serie A club are willing to off-load the 27-year-old this summer in an attempt to provide funds for new manager Rudi Garcia to re-shape his squad.

Tottenham met with Osvaldo’s representatives earlier this year but it is understood that Baldini, the former Roma general manager, who took up a new role as Spurs’ technical director in June, has doubts about the controversial forward's attitude.

These people that say Osvaldo says he doesn't want to join us. Go find a quote. Bet you can't. You'll find media stirring, and an "agent" comment, but NOTHING from Osvaldo. Just be patient and what will happen will happen, just stop claiming "facts" from every news story you read. Seriously is amazing how much you all take as fact from articles with no quote or first hand source.

Not my words, Just relaying this on. (dont think I'm allowed to print source?). posted at 9. 30am this morning.
Southampton have offered Osvaldo a club-record €70,000-a-week deal in a bid to beat off competition for the player’s signature from Benfica, Wolfsburg and Tottenham.

The Saints are hopeful their improved offer will be enough to convince the striker, who snubbed interest in the club earlier this summer as he held out for a move to a higher profile outfit.

The deal also depends upon Spurs’ twin pursuit of Osvaldo’s Roma team-mates Erik Lamela and Miralem Pjanic, with the Italian club unwilling to sanction the sales of all three players.
Tottenham met with Osvaldo’s representatives earlier this year but it is understood that Baldini, the former Roma general manager, who took up a new role as Spurs’ technical director in June, has doubts about the controversial forward's attitude.

Osvaldo will sign for spurs. Its done.

Sorry for the double post! :)

Not saying he won't sign for Spurs but it's not done.

Lenny

He's been called up for a roma game tomo, so def won't happen tonight x

After listening to several reports on the radio today, the players agent has said he would prefer a move to a london side if he comes to England! My personal opinion is he will go for more wages to Spurs! I want him to sign for Saints as much as anyone but is the sort of attitude our camp requires right now?

Did I see something earlier saying Lamela has signed for Inter?

Can Spurs play two up front in their system? ( I really don't know) He has important season coming up with gaining a World Cup place, Has more chance (Really sorry to say, don't mean to upset too many) displacing Lambert as first choice than Roberto Soldado, What I've read about him, He seems to be a bit of a thinker!

Don't really want him to come and upset the applecart. He seems a bit of a bell end imo.

Got a feeling that Spurs don't really want Osvaldo and Inter won't want him either. Question is the agent may or may not be trying to hike up the value? Think Cortese is too clever for this and the player will be left with a take it or leave it offer from us. I think he will take it as it seems Roma want him out.

Didnt you see anything from the england game lambert had 3 opportunitys to score in 1/2 the time as it took rooney to have one its the midfield i'd improve if he gets good service he'll score loads more, imo.

No one doubts Rickie's class but we can't rely on him playing every minute of every match to the same intensity he did in his England debut. Another class striker isn't just a good bet, it's vital to our season.

15 Aug 2013 17:44:09
Southampton have had an 18 million euro bid accepted for Osvaldo by Roma according to an Italian source. Personal terms are still yet to be agreed however.

I can't see us offering that much for Osvaldo, he's good, but Cortese wouldn't allow so much to go on someone like that especially considering his wage demands are apparently ridiculous. I'm not sure I believe this saga at all, maybe we are trying to sign a player from Roma, but I can't see it being Osvaldo (or Lamela for that matter).

He is not worth that much money, not if lamela is 20million euros

That would make sense. They want him to go to us as we aren't there rivals so to speak.

I think the personal terms are going to put an end to it. He doesn't want to come to us. He wants to go to the team in the same league who organised the underhanded deal. I unfortunately cannot see this happening unless NC is a true genius.

I think he may reject any personal terms. Although I believe ours will be the biggest offer, I think he will stall until he is sure no "bigger" club are planning on bidding. I wouldn't expect this deal completed soon

Bookie has us odds on to land Osvaldo and inter are outsiders. I hope we do get him although I still believe Lambert will score more than he did last year. Being called up for England and scoring in his first match is only going to do saints wonders.

Pamela isn't €20m try €30m at least!

Lamela is 30 million not 20 and osvaldo is a very good player but why are we all acting like he would never come or we would never spend that much? He's no ibrahomivic? He's just better than j rod and rickie. The only issue is wages, which btw we have no problem meeting it's just deciding whether he is worth that to the club. We are a club owned by a trust which is worth 3 billion pounds I think people forget that sometimes

15 Aug 2013 14:25:35
Danny Fox set to switch to Bolton

Hooraaaaayyy!

Hope to hell we have a replacement lined up

I would love this to be true! Dead wood and not premiership quality

Rubbish. Valuable part of squad who is a very able deputy for Shaw.

15 Aug 2013 08:01:05
Osvaldo to have a medical tomorrow after agreeing terms. A four year deal

Source: me

Watch this space.

Spurs are suppose to be coming with a late offer this may well delay things

Me. is the most reliable source we've had yet! Joking aside I hope this is true as I don't think we should expect Lambert to do it all for us this season.

Saint Q

I think after last night Lambert will feel like he could play against 11 men himself! All joking aside. I get a feeling that the news surrounding Osvaldo is true. Also I think Fox will go to Bolton because we have Sorrenson confirmed. Just a hunch!

Ive heard this morning that athletico madrid are in the running to sign him

Other clubs interested are Fulham, Inter Milan, Benfica and Atletico. Spurs is just a rumour, they are chasing Lamela from Roma, but Roma are desperately advertising Osvaldo. Spurs not keen.

Osvaldo doesn't want Bundesliga or La Liga, he would rather stay in Italy or try the BPL. His preference is Inter Milan for that reason, but Roma not keen to sell to a rival, so have been begging Spurs/Fulham/Saints to bid.

Saints are the only club who have had a bid accepted by Roma recently, thought to be around 18m Euro. However there is nothing suggesting personal terms have been agreed between Osvaldo and Saints. Will still take a week to sort out, at the earliest.

Source: Italian journo

The top post stinks to high hell of one of those Friday 'signings' that get rumoured on here every week. Why don't we pick another day of the week, just to change it up a bit!

I believed the rumours and that we would eventually sign him. till I read it a newspaper today. If they say it's happening, it's not.

Reported on express website that €18 million bid has been accepted for Osvaldo. Crikey imagine him and Srl up front together. Would be unstoppable!

No, I want people to keep it to a Friday, any other day just wouldn't be right!
#KeepOurFakeRumourFridays

So boring right now, someone better make up some believable nonsense for tomorrow quickly to keep us going.

Only if we get someone who will get the ball to them consistently.