09 Oct 2015 22:40:39
Please don't shoot the messenger but I have heard that some people around the club believe mane is a done deal in January.that would hurt if true because his partnership with pelle, and general threat has been unbelievable.
09 Oct 2015 23:10:04
You and every other newspaper have said it so it's not news to us
10 Oct 2015 10:31:58
I'm resigned to the fact that he'll leave in the future but I'd be surprised if we sell him in january. If my memory recalls that in the past few years we seldom sell first team players in the middle of a season. Maybe he'll leave next summer, that's the earliest possible option. But it would take a gigantic amount of dosh (+30 mil wise), that's for certain.
10 Oct 2015 10:57:55
I too would be surprised if it was January , but the belief it's signed and sealed is frustrating .Whenever it happens. Especially when Krueger wants to shed the "selling club" tag we have. I must admit I wasn't a huge fan of manes at first but with every game and the partnership with pelle. I would be gutted
10 Oct 2015 16:39:04
And roko did say in recent interview mane may well go but in a round about way, really peed off if it were january
10 Oct 2015 17:56:04
We all know he'll leave at some point, but our history in the January transfer window indicates that it won't be then. Unless he has an unpublicised release clause for a Champions League club which are rare in the BPL anyway, he'll be here until at least the summer.
{Ed004's Note - What is the general opinion on Mane from Saints fans? I watched him vs Utd and Chelsea (although the whole team were brilliant that day) recently and he was fantastic in the big games but then again so was Lallana and Schneiderlin and neither of them are setting the world on fire at their current clubs. Is Mane good enough to be become a world class player capable of playing in the Champions League against the top teams?}
11 Oct 2015 08:41:26
I think the thing is Saints sell good players for world class prices. The fact that someone pays a silly price doesn't mean you should expect them to perform like Messi every week.Lallana is still a good player but should anyone pay 25 mil for him?
11 Oct 2015 10:27:18
Undoubtedly biased to a degree but I think Mane has proven as influential for us as Raheem Sterling was for Liverpool. Take away the fact he isn't English, there's still a high going rate for this type of player as they are few and far between. Bayern Munich had scouted him when he was Salzburg, not sure if they are still doing so but all the same I think he's a player that Europe's biggest clubs will be watching to some capacity.
11 Oct 2015 13:03:49
Mane is a good, quick, skilful player who I think would be well suited to CL football Ed004. Not sure about letting him go in Jan though - reports today says Big Vic wants to go to Spuds in Jan. Wouldn't be as big a loss as Mane if he does. We'd bring in Vilhenna to replace him - don't know who would replace Mane? Bolasie is similar at a push I suppose but apart from Dave Watson's nephew - would he come & would we want him?
{Ed004's Note - Good reviews thanks. I don't expect him to move in January and I think he should stay until the summer at the earliest. Hopefully Wanyama stays as well always enjoy watching Saints play. Though obviously if he moves in January hopefully it's to utd.}
12 Oct 2015 12:21:51
Schneiderlin will come good. give him time, the style of play is very different to the one he has been playing for years at saints.