16 Aug 2012 22:45:29
reports from italy suggest ramirez is getting closer.
(translation) The Southampton and Gaston Ramirez were neighbors. Closer and closer. The British company wants to make a major investment. And with Bologna, there is agreement on a valuation of nearly 20 million, including bonuses. Figures important, that can push the closure. The parties are closer, and you can dramatically close to Ramirez in the coming hours. We must define the first official proposal but also with Bologna, waiting for news. The Southampton has offered Ramirez a major contract. And these developments will come hours ...
I'm sorry I didn't fully understand that... However what I will take from it is that Ramirez is going to Southampton. Which personally I doubt.
Copied and pasted through an online translator huh!? Yep, still makes no sense.
Wow! Hilarious rumour, on many levels!
I wonder if all this ramirez rumours are a spoke screen for phillps deal maybe ?
Doesn't sound at all like a smokescreen. Especially seeing as we know about the Phillips deal.
Why £20mill ? they accepted £12.6mill 2 weeks ago from spurs- chris
Considering spurs had a bid of 16 million Euros (£12.6 million) accepted I doubt Saints would have to pay £20 million!
Even if they did, the wages would be a problem for our wage structure so can't see it happening. If Spurs couldn't accomodate his wages, I doubt we could.
JJ
It's definately happening in the very near future. As I understand it Ramirez joining for 15m Euros with possible add ons on £30,000p/w with bonuses. Excpect Phillips to sign soon too.
Saintintheknow
And where would Southampton get the money from? Continue like this and you'll end up like your neighbours on the south coast
The person above has no clue about southampton, or its finances...
Garfy
Multi-billionare owners may have something to do with it. Still seems like wise spending as a good season in the prem could double his value as he's still young.
Perhaps the multi-mutli billionaire brother and sister that own the company. They both multi billionaires in the own rights and although it is actually not the club's money they will support Cortese in realising their dead father's dreams for the club (Marcus).
It doesn't take much Google searching to find this - also it's real money as opposed to the made up money that Pimpey had.
This was posted on twitter last night by Gianluca Di Marzio, Sky Sports Italian reporter. Thats where I got the information. I then put it through Google translate, not being an Italian speaker myself.
Southamptons owners are Billionaires and can spend as much or as little as they like. This COULD happen.
Deal with it all you doubters !
Its on ssn bid on 11.6 mill accepted
Sky Sports just confirmed that we have agreed a deal for Ramirez and a contract. Could be signing today! In your face all you people who thought this would never happen.
On SSN Bologna agree fee believed to be 15m euro, player to fly to Southampton today.
Funky
This would be a good signing along with phillips if they were both to happen, but i think everyone is missing the most important thing we still arent any closer to signing a cb? does this not worry anyone else? dont get me wrong i trust NA and NC to do the best for the club and they have done brilliantly so far but a cb is a priority in my opinion
All you nay sayers have been silenced Gaston Ramirez welcome to St Mary's ! now time for a CB and a LB come on Nigel !
People need to realise the saints are stacking!
Looks like this deal is actually happening. Story up on SSN now saying deal has been done for 15 million Euros (£11.8m i think) and personal terms look to have been agreed! amazing signing for saints, now we need to focus on getting a CB or two of the same quality!
Entire markets don't know about Southampton. Massive opportunity to earn some cash until its beaten into their heads...
It's all been agreed,he's on his way to st Mary's to finalise the deal.source skysports
In the echo today!! Ramirez quoted as saying - 'There are only a few details, but they have found the agreement in principle. And the English club has reached an agreement with me.'
I think you will find that the 20m refers to Euros!
It never ceases to amaze me how other clubs fans comment about Saints, when they obviously know nothing about the club. There seems to be a cosy Premiership "club" which has long considered they have the resource, support etc to remain where they are and clubs which have been outside the Premiership will not challenge them successfully for this position. You would have thought Swansea and Norwich would have made them sit up, but of course with their management changes they may not continue to challenge as much. Saints on the other hand have all the resources needed AND anticipated stability, so perhaps these supporters should do a little homework!
Saint Martin
Ssn bologna have excepted £11.8 for gaston Ramirez from Southampton
Bid accepted this morning
It's on sly sports he says souhampton and his club (which I can't remember something like alonga) have agreed a price something believed to be around 15 million euros or £11.1 million pounds. The player himself says I'll fly out as soon as possible to finalise a few things but that we offered a deal he couldn't turn down. The club will tell him wether he can move or not today and he believes hell be in a saints shirt next season
To the above comment "where does our money come from? "
take it your a jealous portsmouth fan or not a saints fan.. but we have £2.5billion in our bank, thats where the money comes from
Bid accepted according to Sky Sports
Accepted 11.8 mil from saints this morning, sky sports
I love all the smart arses here who slagged off this post - as they seem to slag off so many posts.... The guy was right - apologise.
Smacks of a massive panic buy to me though. Not overly impressed with Ramirez comments that is is about money for him either... Hope he is the real deal.
Now pls lets fix the defence!
Ramirez is on his way to saints (skysports are reporting) COYR
Agree fully with Garfy.
Who on earth are these people who are laughing off as what can't happen a transfer that looks like it actually has happened??
JJ, what do you know? Nothing by the looks of it. Massive signing Saints! We are going places.
Ramirez has been given an offer he can't refuse... by an Italian! I don't blame him for accepting it :D
Huey
Daily Echo reports a deal for Ramirez has been done, 12million signing fee, and 30grand a week on a 4 year deal. All but done
We sold AOC for 15m so have plenty of money
£11.8m accepted by Bologna just have to agree terms. But I'll believe it when I see it!
Source: sky sports
Well Ramirez is joining 4 £11.8million and 30,000 a week/ £2million a year! Great deal expect Phillips and a CB also
Watch this space
HDsaint
To whoever said "Hilarious rumour, on many levels" and "Smoke Screen"- I take a different view. I think this one is going to happen. It seems to fit in terms of the news filtering out and the way Saints do business these days. I agree that the Spurs pay levels will be higher than ours; however, probably Spurs did not value Ramirez at the top end of their pay scale - whilst Saints almost certainly will. That's how we can afford to attract him on a salary that won't break the structure.
Having said all of that, if this deal goes through it is a very clear show of intent that back up our ambitious statements. Happy times!
Tim
Southampton is one of the richest clubs around it just tries to stay within it's means. But signing Ramirez is an investment in the clubs future... WORTH IT... Sky Sports News has said Southampton are actually set to sign him today.
"And where would Southampton get the money from? Continue like this and you'll end up like your neighbours on the south coast" Have you forgotten we are 1 of the richest clubs in England? Plus we havent spent barley any of out promotion bonus
The fee has been accepted and it is in the region of 12 million and ramirez is very interested in joining and spearheading the southampton charge likes the project we have in place great vision by NA and NC
gazza87
What do you mean 'we will end up like our neighbours'? did you not know that we are like the 4th richest club in england? clearly not, dont comment saying things like that if you have no idea about our club and finanses
Read the sky sports article and all will become clear, supposed to be £12mil and he is on the verge of a medical so expect him to be in squad for sunday. He has spoken of his reasons for joining being a lot more money than he is currently to go towards his family and secure his future. He feels southampton is a good club with a fantastic vision for the future. Long may NA and NC reign over our humble club
Bid accepted £11.8 m
Looks like the nay sayers ("hilarious rumour" and the like) got it wrong then!
Perhaps a few people will now wake up and realise Saints are not going into the premier league to be cannon fodder.
Think cut off for this weekends games was 12 noon today, according to skys reports with the RvP saga, so any arrivals will wait till next weekend. {Ed001's Note - no, a player needs to be registered an hour before the game in question, but a player can only be registered in office hours.}