Southampton Rumours Archive June 22 2013
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22 Jun 2013 22:55:05
Following the confederations cup exit of Japan international 'Honda' will be signing for Southampton in the coming days once leaving Brazil for a fee of £2million from CSKA Moskow who are happy to let him go for a small fee rather than let him go for free in the new year.
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Made up post sounds a lot like wot someone said saints should do in a earlier post
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How do u know this? he is class
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I highly doubt that but would love it if it was true!
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Well dean h was going to brighton until gus got in trouble. Need to free a few off the books to make space for a quality addition to the midfield. Numerous rumours about where chappers is going. Also debate about sending jwp out on loan for a season to get regular match time. Would not be surprised if a Japanese player joined the squad.
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I'm calling bull on this
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If Honda only cost £2m i'm sure he would have been snapped up by now, so forgive me for not believing you.
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This is obviously made up but that doesn't mean he won't join us. If I'm correct, he has less than a year left on his contract and has refused an extension so a fee like that could be considered.
The reason why he hasn't signed for anyone is because he's been at the Confederations cup. Now it's over, he could be heading anywhere to start contract negotiations. Who knows!
Lenny
{Ed002's Note - Honda was close to leaving last summer with a move to Lazio only failing at the last minute and I understand that Lazio would still be interested at the right price. He has had a bit of a strange season in that he has been scoring goals but his performances have been criticised - which seems to have put off Dortmund who have taken a recent look. Valencia have shown interest recently and would like to have him sign a pre-contract in the summer (as he becomes a free agent in January) but I imagine the player will wish to see what options are available. I am told that interest also remains from Fulham and what looks like the two most probable destinations right now, Everton and Milan.}
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Honda is a free agent. Who on Earth are we paying £2M to! {Ed002's Note - Not until January.}
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Honda's contract comes to an end at the end of the Russian season in December this year - so £2 million seems a good fee for a player with 6 months on his contract
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People are overlooking the fact that he would be a massive global asset too. Imagine the merchandise in Japan. Did anyone notice the amount of Jap's around St Mary's last season supporting Yoshida. I bet the rumour has been made up, but I would expect Cortese would have at least considered him as he is quality, cheap and we have a team mate of his.
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Why go for honda when Tad Lee is still on the books? Got a feeling a few need to move out before we add a player like him to the squad. Must say thanks to hammond and chaplow for the work in getting us promoted but the club is going up another level.
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Yep. Noticed a following of young ladies wearing tad lee and maya shirts at the games. Great for the club to have international players in the squad. Great to see the young ladies enjoying themselves at the games watching thier idols play. It us not just about the middle aged blokes and beer sales these days. Credit to the saints management to recognise the global market.
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22 Jun 2013 21:12:18
Last day of the season, Poch said we had two signings really close to being done & dusted. Lovren was obviously one, who was the other and what happened?
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Nainggolan was the other. It was all going on since april & he has now come out saying that we have offered him a decent personal deal but had yet to sign. This may have been pushed into the open due to the stuff going on with wanyama. Notice how there appears to be a lot of backtracking from the wanyama camp ref comments regarding saints as negotiations are obviously still continuing.
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Maybe Lovren wasn't one and there are two players on a free coming in on July the 1st
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He didn't say that. tv wrote article saying we were close to two new signings but no quote from saints
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Its astori
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Poch didn't say anything, it was a tv journo that said it
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See this is why Adkins didn't say anything regarding transfers. Because because (not necessarily yourself) become agitated and annoyed of a deal falls through
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That's a very good point. Makes you wonder what happened
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I think the guy talking about the free transfers may be onto something. We could be waiting for contracts to end to get one or two frees.
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Last game last season on the radio commentary before game had a interview with poch and he said then two players where close to singing
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Is Douglas still unsigned to a new club yet?
Regarding Naiggolan and Wanyama do any other fans feel frustrated that they have possibly publicised our interest in order to tempt clubs in better competitive positions i. e. champions league to bid for them. whilst we are certainly not at that level I would have thought our ambitions and style of play would be very attractive attributes alongside the solid wages we are able to offer. I guess time will tell on both these potential deals, but I would much rather we signed a player who is willing to take risk by joining an up-and-coming club such as ourselves rather than one who will willingly take turns as a bench warmer simply for a taste of European football.
Saint Q
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For the last time its definitely not Astori!!
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Poch said it himself, not a TV journo. We'll obviously have to wait and see.
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I posted the free transfer comment. Don't forget that players can be signed up 6 months before the end of their contract abroad. Seeing as saints like to keep things quiet the player could of kept his mouth shut as well and we could be getting 2 free transfers. Or two young players from Argentina. or no one. let's wait and see
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22 Jun 2013 18:48:51
What happened about the �ver Banega rumours? He's a class player.
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Who would you prefer, Banega or Wanyama?
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Banega all day long. He can play further forward and create. I'm happy with our DM's. money could be better spent elsewhere IMO.
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Perhaps we have a verbal agreement with a player who is away at the confeds cup and can't sign until their return? Hopefully not a Tahiti player!
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Both please. But Banega if pushed as we already have 2 excellent DM's Schneiderlin & Cork.
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Both are both rumours. But, if I had s choice benega would fit perfectly into our squad!
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Would bangea even pass a medical yet?
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Banega is better but also 3 years older
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Not if he runs over his own foot
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Just remember that the lovren deal went quiet for about a week after it was fully reported and look what happened there
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22 Jun 2013 16:12:15
Nainggolen has reportedly said "I received a great offer from Southampton, their proposal is economically the most important of all, but I do not play for money. My priority is to have a major career. But I have no problem to move to England. It 's still wide open, we will see. "
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Good signing if we get him
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Not really sure what he's saying. that he's interested or waiting for a bigger club
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Its on the daily echo website
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Basically he wants a move to the prem but although we have offered him a great deal he would prefer it to be with a top six side so that he has a shot at CL football. That is what he is saying. Cortese is a great negotiator and we have cash ready but in terms of us progressing this is going to be our biggest obstacle in getting hold of top notch players now.
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Just do a google search under his name & the quote is common knowledge
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A top 6 side does NOT get CL football. The top 4 are unlikely to sign him and I would wager the number 5 and 6 sides will not qualify next season.
There are only so many CL teams about and most of them already have high quality players. I'm sure NC is quite capable of pointing that out, and then proposing which teams could become CL contenders and why. Whether or not a player believes it and gets the right message from his agent is another matter.
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22 Jun 2013 13:23:57
Celtic have confirmed no bid has been accepted by any club for Wanyama, he still has 2 years on his contract and they don't need to sell, also with Arsenal and Inter Milan preparing bids of around 14 mill, and the fact theat Wanyama has said, he wants Champions League football, Southampton have no chance {Ed016's Note - Like I said}
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Sharp classy? You been drinking?
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Thanks for your insight, of course you are 100 percent sure of all of that and have decent sources! sounds like a pompey fan!
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Wanyama says a deal has been done and he's waiting to agree personals
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Saints do have chance. I'm a Arsenal fan and I know for a fact that they will be up with us next season. The chairman has done a great job and is continuing to push the club forward! Look a man city a few years ago. ! That says it all! I think Saints will suprise a lot of people next season! So yes I think Saints have a great chance of signing him. And of course The gunners!
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Fair play mate but you've got more money to spend on classier players ;)
Wanyama is ours hopefully :P
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I love seeing sensible fans like gunner above
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So do I mate
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22 Jun 2013 12:59:32
We shouldn't get rid of sharp. I personally think he's a classy player!
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Agree, just love him to be given a chance to show if he could do it in the Prem, or not.
Think he's been treated pretty shabbily.
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Give sharpy a chance
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God what could billy sharp possibly add to the squad he's an excellent championship striker and a mediocre prem striker at best. Forget buying championship players who are way past their prime saints are a club moving on to bigger things keeping billy sharp instead of signing a proven 15 goal a season striker would be a massive step backwards
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Think billy sharp would
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scoring goals
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To the above post. How can you describe sharp as a mediocre prem striker when he has never actually had the opportunity to test himself at this level. I'm not saying your incorrect but remember that there were tons of 'experts' who told us lambert wouldn't make the step from league 1 to the championship!
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That is very true but to be fair I don't rate sharp anywhere near as highly as I rate lambert. Lambert outshone sharp in the championship I know we didn't see him in the prem but can you honestly say you think he would do well?. I really don't see him getting more than 7 in a season and that would be a good season for him.
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Honestly? I just don't think you can call it unless he gets a chance. I didn't imagine LeFondre would be capable of getting the amount of goals he did so.
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I think Jay Rod has shown himself to be very handy and probably better than Sharp.
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Jay rod has more pace!
But you can't argue that sharpy is a fox in the box! i'd like to see him have a chance.
Even if you combined the two of them, lambert would still be better!
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Sharp is certainly not a "classy player" but he is a hard working forward that hassles defences non stop for however long you leave him on for, and if there's a sniff of a chance he will smash it in, how is that a bad thing for the premier league?, hernandes has done it for three years at utd I would at least have him on the bench, but unfortunately we will probably sighn some italian for 9 million or something stupid instead who will play exactly the same way but has an exotic sounding name
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22 Jun 2013 12:41:11
Dont know how much of the is true. but southampton have enquired about porto striker Jackson Martinez.
i don't know much about him, all I know is that martinez is a Colombian international
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If this is true then we are really ambitious. He's an exceptional player
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Well Tottenham are also tracking him and according to reports, are willing to offer in excess of 25million. Think that might be a bridge to far for us this window. Big fee for one player.
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I think it would be a major statement for our future and saints push towards a european place in the not to distant future
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Totenham and liverpool will both be mediocre teams if they loose bale and suarez, the only thing they can offer them more than us is. oh yea nothing exept the chance of going straight out of europe in totenhams case, when teams loose their main assets its not an attractive prospect for bringing in players as it show they lack ambition, totenham will find it near impossible to replace bale as with suarez at liverpool anyone with a brain would bet on both teams failing miserably next season
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21 Jun 2013 23:24:50
Southampton have had a bid of 10 million rejected for victor wanyama as it did not meet celtic valuation arsenal are now to step up there interest in the player
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What a load of rubbish, go away portsmouth! the player him self has told the media the clud have accepted our offer!
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You are wrong, Wanyama himself confirmed that the bid from Southampton was accepted and he was about to begin contract talks. Celtic realise they won't be able to sell for much more than £10million or risk losing him for free next summer which isn't exactly favourable for them so they are in a position where they will take what they can get.
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Get yourselves ready for Oxford, LOL.
Think you will find Arsenal are after Fellaini and Wanyama himself has reported a deal has been agreed between Celtic and Saints.
But other than that, pretty spot on!
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Abit late are you not? It has been said saints increased there offer to just short of 12 million and it has been accepted.
I still do not think we will sign him but who knows, no smoke without fire.
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Jealous skate or disgruntled Celt!
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He was in the press yesterday saying they have accepted a bid just personal terms to sort out. Rumoured to be around the 12m mark.
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Thats rubbish the deal between saints and celtic was agreed yesterday saints now having personal talks with wanyama
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Who cares really! Midfield we have! Defence we have! it's up front we need to get sorted.
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Do a bit more research before you attempt to troll
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They wouldn't risk losing him for free next summer, he has 2 years left. They would risk him going for less next summer though
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Wanyama has 2 yrs left on contract, its hooper that's free end of season. do sum research. if vic comes to you whatever price you have to pay its cash in the bank, he will play for a huge club in a few yrs, he's just that good. bhoywonder
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Lose him for free next summer? Are u mad? He's contracted for the next 2 years! Celtic can command more than 10 millions for wanyama! Wanyama himself is bigger and better than Southampton I hope big vic will see sense and not want to play a relegation battle next year! If not, he's money orientated, and it won't be long before he's cracking at a move away from Southampton
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Wanyama has 2 years left on his contract, so we will not lose him for free next season.
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It must be really depressing being a Portsmouth fan these days, I mean, for more than the normal reasons.
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Wanyama has said the quotes in the paper were made up by a Kenyan journalist. It's not even confirmed you've bid for him. It's all speculation started by the Daily Mail, who also said he had one year on his contract, so they have no idea what they're talking about. Why would Celtic accept a bid so early when there's so many teams supposedly interested? I don't think he'll go to Southampton but if he does, I Hope we get a big sell on percentage because he'll leave Southampton a year or two later.
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