Southampton Rumours Archive August 10 2013

 

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10 Aug 2013 19:47:55
Southampton and Everton to go head to head to sign Eredivise pair Toby Alderweireld and Alfredo Finnborgasson from Ajax and Sc Heerenveen

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Would love this to happen

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You mean the Finnborgasson who is on his way to Celtic?

These rumours get worse!

Saint Martin

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They are both class, Really hope this is true!

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Saint Martin, i'm not OP but think you're being a little harsh.

Finnborgasson to Celtic is nothing more than interest at this stage, not bid has been accepted.

In fact, Heerenveen have said he won't be cheap and Celtic will have to pay up to get him. Which surely means that if Saints were to be interested, we could financially out muscle Celtic, and offer Premiership football.

He's not even close to a Celtic player yet. Calm down.

On a lighter note, they are both quality and we will have a tough time securing both of their signatures, but here's hoping!

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I don't think I'm being a little harsh. Have a look on the Celtic site and check the media and I think you will find he IS close to being a Celtic player.
And when has NC ever looked to out muscle any other team in the transfer market? And what about Champions League?

Can't see a move to Saints will happen. I still believe MP is after a high quality forward and whilst Finnborgasson looks to have potential you could say the same about Mayuka. If Saints were going to move for a player like Finnborgasson I believe it would have been at the start of the window not after all pre-season squad assessment had taken place.

Saint Martin

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We tried for Damiao and didn't succeed it's not that we haven't gone for a striker St Martin and at 24 he's not the youngest to be talking about potential and as he got 27 goals in 33 games last year he is a proven goal scorer. I don't think you should read so much into paper talk, he is clearly a target and maybe they've made a bid

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Are you serious Saint Martin? "When has NC ever looked to out muscle any other team in the transfer market"?

By definition that is what you do in a MARKET. You offer the best price and compete against others. A few quick examples. We paid more for Wanyama than Cardiff were prepared to, which is why Celtic agreed a few with us and not Cardiff, Ramirez came to us because we offered him the most money and it was too good to turn down.

Do you honestly believe we've been the only team chasing any of the players we've signed?! Of course we've had to financially out muscle rivals along the way.

Stop talking rubbish. Finnborgasson is not a Celtic player and until he is, it's perfectly reasonable for OP to speculate about him coming to Saints, that's what you do in a rumour site. He shouldn't get slated by you because of it.

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How did I "slate" the OP? I disagreed with his rumour, as did 5 other people.

You obviously know very little about Saints transfer dealings as you quote nonsense regarding both Ramirez and Wanyama transfers. Find out a little more of the facts before you make silly comments that you don't even feel confident to sign. And as for posts that compare Finnborgasson with Damiao, well that is just as much nonsense.

My point, and I will simplify it for you, is Lambert is now an England international, JayRod is on his way to being so, but MP has made no secret he wants more clinical forward options to push for a top 6 finish this coming season. Only failure to land a "big beast" like Damiao would generate interest in players like Finnborgasson, and I think we are several weeks away from that situation.

Saint Martin

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He wasn't slating anybody. Saint Martin was simply giving his view. That you don't seem to want him to share, anonymous poster

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Watched the young heevs kid on the dutch highlights this week. looked sharp.
much prefer a good cheap signing that splashing more cash on someone who may or maynot fire.

for the record I think 12m is way too much for wanyama too.

glad we are out there trying it, though.

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10 Aug 2013 16:32:12
I don't know if there is any truth in this but we could be still in for Banega.

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I doubt it. He apparently didn't want to come to us and the team have just made a lot of money with the sale of soldano so they probably don't want to sell two of their players.

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Valencia are still in financial dire sraights even after the sale of Soldado. apparently Bankia have control of the club and there are massive debts that are owed. I wouldn't be so sure that Banega won't be on his way. Whether he comes to us or not is another story. I hope so as he's class!

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A report that I read stated that they are willing to sell Banega to us but he would cost us £15 million not Euro's

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Where's this report as all I can find is that the deal is dead after he said no

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10 Aug 2013 12:21:53
Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla is reporting that Southampton have now contacted Roma over the availability of Osvaldo. Seems that Fulham wanted him but he was proving too costly. Other believed interest is Inter and Wolfsberg.

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Adam Blackmore on Saints Player/Solent confirmed we will still be making at least one signing.

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I heard that osvaldo rejected Wolfsburg after they had a bid of €20m accepted.

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I think he could be the difference between a good season and a brilliant season.
Him and Banega of course!

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So. The person who said he wasn't interested in coming to us even though we weren't apparently interested in getting him has now peaked our interest. of course. the player with ego of a planet. this will not be happening.

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