Southampton Rumours Archive August 21 2013

21 Aug 2013 09:55:01
was there ever actually any interest in ryad boudebouz?

Looks like it was only ever his interest in signing for us

Probably not :)

He wanted a move to the EPL, the rest was agents and papers.

Never ever thought an out and out winger was in Poch's mind. Be surprised if it happens but still think he wants Banega.

21 Aug 2013 09:12:53
Manchester United are being linked with a move for Luke Shaw if they fail to lure Leighton Baines from Everton.

So what, he would never leave Saints and one thing for sure we will never have to do a Mr. Lowe ever again. Not even Man. U can use their influence and money, Luke knows what's happening at Saints and wants to be a major part of our future.

Shaw's going nowhere though, he knows being at saints is best for his development and his family won't push for a move like ox and wallcott's

£10 plus Rooney?

^ lol you serious? Why would we want Rooney when we've got Rickie

^. I was just trying to show how unlikely to happen it would be. although we could sell Rooney on for a bundle.

Everyone knows Shaw's going to leave - just in about 3-4 years and will go to Chelsea, who he supports, for an absolute bundle. Good deal all round.

^ Holy hell, a reasonable comment on this site? What's the bets it gets slaughtered by the "Shaw will never leave ever" brigade?

Why would Shaw leave to be back up to Evra? Not going to happen, we will never accept a bid as we don't need to sell to buy

Why or how do you know that Shaw will leave in 3-4 years, I think I remember a few players who stayed at Southampton all their careers. That was also when we were'nt doing so well either, Matthew Le Tissier being one. Terry Paine etc. Seriously though I know what you mean but let's see what happens.

Whether he goes in a few years or not doesn't really matter. We will have at least one home grown LB by then ready to fill his boots perfectly. Trust in the academy as its our biggest asset at the club. No we don't have to sell off the crown jewels anymore but everyone has a price and if a substantial offer came in we would be foolish not to take it. Spurs (once they sell Bale) will have effectively balanced their books this year and may actually end up in profit even having been the most busy in the transfer market money wise. The new fair play rules are going to mean that we can't continue buying big without offloading every now and again. let's focus on the season now rather then panic about 3 years time.

Who even knows where Saints will be in 3-4 years? If Abromavich walks out on Chelsea we could even eclipse them in that time. Shaw is only 18 who knows how he'll feel in 3-4 yrs time?

^ completely agree. we are all on here guessing what will happen in the next 2-3 weeks!

If Luke Shaw was planning to go he would have gone earlier in the window. He has now signed a contract and has stated he wants to stay.

The fact that he is a Chelsea supporter may have some significance in the future but three or four years is a long time in football.

Personally I am more worried by his injuries, he has just turned 18 and really hope that saints ensure he stays fit and that he gets rested. Potentially a great player for us if we acheive our ambitions and lodge ourselves in the top six he may just fancy staying.

21 Aug 2013 00:23:56
Not going to make it up and guess about Scott Sinclair as i'm not sure as to how serious the interest is. but we are definitely interested in Goran Cvijanović of Maribor. Scouts out there now watching him. 26 year old from Slovenia.
Not sure how much he would improve the squad, but in MoPo and NC we trust!

I've been looking at the odds for Scott Sinclair to us on and its gone done from 18/1 to 7/2. Not saying it means anything just thought I'd mention it.

Adding Scott Sinclair would give us the additional pace we need out on the wing if MP wants to change the formation. Think he would be an excellent signing for us. Never thought Puncheon was the right man for the job to take us to the next level. Good for where we were but not good enough for top ten and better. Loving he way way NC is getting his targets and think there will be a few top end Prem managers worried about playing us now!

I'm not saying we're not after this Cvijanovic, because I have no idea, but I do imagine that Saints' scouts watch a lot of players--some of them probably multiple times. They wouldn't really be doing their job otherwise. I'd be surprised if we develop a serious interest in even a tenth of the players the scouts probably keep tabs on.

Not being the most amazing person when it comes to knowing different players. What do people think Sinclair could bring to us? Would he be as good as what we have

Ever Banega has been 5/6 at the bookies for weeks now. Still think if we are gong to sign anybody else it will be him.

There's varied reports on whether we are buying or loaning him around the net, so it could point to another lengthy negotiation. possibly up until deadline day if there's any truth in our interest. He does inject the same quality of Lallana. if not just slightly more consistently and we certainly have the upper hand in attracting him to the club because he'll get plenty more starts then at City, and he'd certainly provide an added spark to our attack. Sign him up I say!

Did see below also the suggestion of Callum McManaman, looks a great player but I'm sure Wigan have set his valuation probably as high as we have for Luke Shaw. Definitely one to watch out for during the coming season though.

Saint Q

BBC: Southampton will try to hijack Scott Sinclair’s move to West Brom after allowing Jason Puncheon to join Crystal Palace on a season’s loan.
Saints are ready to launch a £5million bid for Manchester City wide man Sinclair - whose brother Jake is a member of their Under-21 side.

Scott Sinclair was told to leave by Manchester city 3 months after signing. Scott has already stated that he doesn't want to go on loan again as he has already gone on loan 7 times in his career. WBA are offering a loan deal with a view to buy maybe next season. We are going to offer £5 million ( which is most of the £6.2 million that man city paid ) if the negotiations between Sinclair and WBA fail. His brother is at southampton and we are offering a permanent move and not a loan which could persuade him to join us and not WBA. Also, odds have rapidly dropped from last night and we are now only 4/1 to sign him.

Saintsfan25 - If man city accept our offer, Sinclair would join us over west brom in a heartbeat. why are you trying to put forward an argument. there is no reason for him not to!

Although odds are often a good indicator of potential signings they need to be taken with a pinch of salt. This is because odds change due to betting trends, and as soon as it is reported in the paper (metro in this case I think!) money will have been piled on and the odds shortened significantly. Now i'm not saying that he won't sign just that odds aren't always the most reliable source.