Southampton Rumours Archive May 22 2013

22 May 2013 15:27:21
Cortese to go against his normal habit of not bringing in loan players in order to sign the Ox back on loan for a season. Wenger struggling to afford him a regular place in their side and the Ox reportedly would rather come back to Saints for a season of 1st team football.

Wouldn't get 1st team football at Saints. Will not happen.

Only want him back if he is bought not loan

Silly boy should have never left. It's all very well when these teams show interest in you, but they don't get the opportunity to shine week in week out that they would have had they stayed.

I hope Luke Shaw takes note.

Would I like to see Alex back? Sure why not.

I would take ox back. Anyday. He is an England international

It was a mistake him moving so early in his career, he may have not played in the champions league but he would have gotten far more first team games.
I would like to see him back, even if it is on loan. If he comes back next season then great, he is a class player.

Not as bonkers as it originally sounds. We could do with another Attacking midfielder to add depth to what we already have. If Alex wants to be on that plane to Brazil next summer he will get more chances to put himself in the window for us than he would at Arsenal. All that said I can't see Wenger sanctioning this. They have CL football coming up, it will be a long season, they will need him.

But he was from the Chamionship to the prem, so regular championship football or some prem appearances developing into a big side, it's different now for Shaw as he can be offered regular premiership football, which we couldn't offer Alex at the time, I'd love to re-sign him but I don't see it, loan? Maybe

Only want Ox back on a permanent deal. Otherwise we should look elsewhere and sign players we will keep.

I would have him back on a discount? :p

Lenny

Just engage the grey matter! Saints are wanting to push for top 6 next season which means they will want to be competitive against clubs like Arsenal. So why take Alex back, who Arsenal would have found below the level they require, and would also not be able to play two games against Arsenal during the season?

There is no sense to this rumour, we will look to be better than Arsenal not to give a run out to their reserves!

Saint Martin

I think to the guy who reckons he wouldn't get first team football, we are talking about an England international player here. whatever you think about the international team or set-up that's not really to be sniffed at, the Ox is a wasted talent at Arsenal. Why wouldn't we want him back? He can play across the midfield as we know, and could provide added quality and depth. Plus he's a Saint! I think it'd be a good move and it doesn't seem too out of the question.

If he was back on loan I would not give him first team football. I would want our actual players to be the first team cause we know we can rely on them for years to come. Chamberlain would sit on the bench for me and come on if we were losing badly to try to claw something back.

OP talking bs, Ox is a valued member of the squad at Arsenal and will get more games than he can handle. Get real Southampton fans, champions lge or relegation battle, dream on, lol

Champions League for last season! And for how long-your season will be over by Christmas?

Saints have moved on, Arsenal have gone backwards.

And no chance with Morgan-he has toughed it out in the wind and rain away at Hartlepool and has benefitted immensely as a player from it. We have passed the point where your club can offer anything to draw our players away.

Dream on, lol.

The ox is hardly an England international (well not a regular)?! Carroll has played more games than he hs! He has a cap, but then so should lambert and lallana. He is good but not great. Not an exciting signing and certainly not just to train him up for arsenal.

Is and always will be a huge chasm between Arsenal and Southampton. Arsenal gone backwards?, lol, while they are playing the Barcas and madrids you lot will be battling relegation, lol, forever deluded in thinking you are a big club, wake up, you are not, just a little club on the south coast, on a par with bournemouth

Now who's deluded. On par with Bournemouth? No. We're Premier league and have better facilities.
By the way, when was the last time Arsenal actually won anything? I genuinely can't remember. You guys are falling and the 'chasm' between us is narrowing. Whether or not you think this will result in us becoming a top European side eventually doesn't matter. But with the close call with spurs this season you could well lose your champs league spot very soon and just collapse from there. Don't pretend the future isn't going to be bumpy for you lot. Really you guys look like the 3rd best team in London these days. Lucky to finish in the top 4 this season.

Arsenal, like Liverpool, living in the past! No longer a team of Viera and Henry and no longer even Barca lite.

A make weight in the CL, a practice game for the big clubs in Europe. Struggled to make CL for next season and just enjoy it. You won't see it again for some while.

22 May 2013 11:10:25
Marc Muniesa Barcelona B player set to join southampton on a free transfer this summer as his contract runs out in june.

Rubbish! he is highly rated at Barcelona and there are other teams in the Champions League or Europa that will appeal more highly than we will. besides maybe a little light weight for EPL football at the moment

Barcelona don't rate him, they're releasing him this summer.

Other clubs reportedly interested are Ajax, so it's not ridiculous competition.

He can also play LB (cover for Shaw).

Don't understand the hate for this.

You said it yourself. Ajax. don't think saints are up there with them just yet

We looked at him back in Jan

CTS

We play in the BPL. Ajax play in the Eredivisie. I know which league I'd rather play in.

Not as good as ajax makes me laugh

st stuie