Southampton Rumours Archive May 12 2014

 

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12 May 2014 12:14:36
Never much talk on Lovren going elsewhere next year - outstanding season (no surprises). Liverpool apparently had a 'show room' for him down Staplewood last week. Hopefully I'm wrong.

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Hope they didn't

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A 'Showroom' at Staplewood? Don't be ridiculous! Lovren an't going anywhere.

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That's what I thought. mate works done the training ground so be weird for him to lie.

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When's kaspers contract up? Are we still interested? Ed

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{Ed002's Note - June 30. Nothing has changed.}

12 May 2014 11:30:13
Hi Eds, I know you like going into money, but are the £27 million pound bid for Shaw, and rumored £20 million pound bid for Lallana, within the ball park of the Saints valuation? Or are the opening bids designed to ruffle a few feathers? Thanks!

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{Ed002's Note - I really do not want to get in to the money side of things but there has been an offer from Liverpool for Lallana which I would expect they will need to raise to be acceptable.}

Thanks for the answer Eds! Sorry for the typo, like going into money, was meant to be dislike! Apologies.

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Hi do you think we're end up letting them go? Is poch having talks today?

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{Ed002's Note - I can see both leaving.}

I can see both staying! If Poch signs a new contract I would lay money on Shaw and Lallana staying!

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Hope poch does stay and we keep adz and shaw and buy some decent players but that looks slim

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Surely lallana won't go to Liverpool though as he's an Everton fan? Ed. Do you think poch will sign a new deal? I hope he does

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{Ed002's Note - I don't think the club a player supported as a kid makes any difference to transfers. Pochettino will need to see what offers he has.}

I find these reports about Saints selling their best players laughable. Why is Adz only worth 20 million with Shaw priced at 30 million?Who invents these figures? You just can't believe any of the rubbish in the press nowadays their credibility is shot to pieces. Anything is possible I suppose, particularly as I regard Krueger and Reed with a great deal of suspicion neither have experience of the posts they now hold, I wish Cortese was still with us, he'd deal with the press in no uncertain terms.

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Ok thanks. Should we hear some news on poch staying this week? And transfers? Hope he and players stay

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{Ed002's Note - I cannot answer questions about when you might hear something, but there is interest in him.}

Hi ED do u think rafa silva would be a replacement For lallana? Have Monaco contacted poch? I hope him and everyone stays

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{Ed002's Note - Yes, Rafa will be seen as a replacement. Monaco would not contact Pochettino directly - that was another side a month or so back.}

Hi ok so are spurs the only club interested in poch now? Ed Is rafa silva any good? Why is it taking so long for the club to respond

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{Ed002's Note - I cannot answer whether a player is good or not. The season is not over in most of Europe but right now Spurs will go after MP. This should not be a surprise.}

Come on saints sort it out. Reject the bids and don't sell them and get poch tied down quickly and give him a plan and your backing and let's sign some decent players

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12 May 2014 09:21:47
Not posted for a while keep reading all these players and manager are leaving, surely we are in the market to buy does anyone no who are targets are.

Tonythesaint

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I've heard Danny ings was at yesterday's game but that could have just been him watching as a fan and also heard that jasper schmichael has agreed a contract and we can get him on a bosman free but not sure how true that is

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I can confirm Danny has been actively looking to buy a house in the surrounding area. Obviously this does not mean a move is on the cards as his family live down here. The house in question was in titchmarch and value of £500k. Said it was subject to a 1 year extension of his contract so unable to commit monies at the moment.

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Ings would be great but surely he wouldn't buy a house down here when it's far away from burnley?

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Not that hard to believe. He grew up in netley. All his family and friends still live down here. I'm sure the wages he's on he can afford to have 2 houses. I would take a punt on him. But he was probably just at the game because he's a saints fan.

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I hope go for him but I don't think burnley will sell

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Anything in rafa silva to saints? Ed

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{Ed002's Note - Southampton, Roma, Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen and Benfica have shown an interest in Braga midfielder Rafa Silva.

12 May 2014 05:53:04
talk of roy there to watch both shaw and CLYNE yesterday.

great defender. think one of the best on def duties. needs more quality going fwd.

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Man U have bid for shaw and Liverpool have bid for adz just hope they're not off. Don't accept and let's keep hold of them

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11 May 2014 23:41:37
Hi Eds, the Beeb have said on a few programmes today that we have to sell and players have been agreeing deals with other clubs? Is this actually founded on anything or is it more made up nonsense unsettling us?

I've heard nothing indicating we HAVE to sell as they have indicated and Lallana, as far as his interviews suggest, has not said he wants to leave. He's said he wants champions league but he qualified that by saying he expected he can get it with Southampton.

Any idea where this has come from and if it is well founded Ed?

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{Ed001's Note - it is conjecture based on the club saying it is looking for sustainability and admitting a level of debt above what it wishes to have. The club doesn't NEED to sell players, it is considering selling players to raise funds to invest in others. It is a huge difference that seems to have gone right over the heads of the media.}

Good response Ed.

Given that we're due significantly more income this year given the new TV deal (our piece of the pie should rise to 70m+) and league prize money (15.6m up from 9m last year), surely that will lessen the need to sell in order to buy?

What's the story with this Shaw bid? Seems a bit of a coincidence that the reported 27m bid just so happens to exactly match the outstanding amounts Saints need to pay other clubs for past transfers. Smells a bit of speculative 'dot-joining' by the Daily Fail and Sly Sports.

Also, surely if Lallana were to go, which I doubt will happen (keen on your thoughts though), it would be for a lot more than the 20m being reported!

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{Ed001's Note - the rising income has to take into account the fact that players will all expect to be paid more now. Plus the TV money etc is not just paid in one big lump, it is paid over the course of a season, so the club won't suddenly have a big wad of money sat in the bank. It is correct broadly, that the club have less need to sell to buy than is being made up by the papers though. It is simply a case of selling to fund a larger spending spree, rather than a case of having to sell to buy anyone. Managers always want more than clubs can give them, they always get told that they will have to lose X, Y and Z to provide that kind of money to spend. Usually the club and manager will find a compromise. I expect it to be the same here, though Pochettino knows he is in demand so has a strong hand to play over the summer with the club.

I would say you were absolutely spot on with your assessment of the Shaw bid. We know for sure Chelsea were interested last summer but have since moved on to look at other targets because of the price Southampton were asking. I really don't see Man Utd being willing to meet it, when they are less in need of buying homegrown players than Chelsea. So far there is definitely no agreement reached between the clubs, everyone I have spoken to involved with both clubs is 100% adamant that no agreement is in place, though they all agree that United would love to sign him. They all also believe that the current speculation is partly being seeded by United in the hope of unsettling the lad.

Lallana is unlikely to join Liverpool, he has rejected them at least twice in the past, but stranger things have happened. Currently he is waiting to see what happens with regards to the manager before he makes any decision on his future. Personally I would expect this to drag on throughout the World Cup, unless Poch goes. As for the price, Southampton would be looking for £30m. If Poch stays, I would expect him to stay myself. The lad is very happy at Saints, though it might be different if Everton were challenging for titles and came in for him.}

Great info Ed - thanks for that.

Judging by what Krueger said in his interview about upcoming activity, I suspect that a lot will happen this week - particularly in relation to contract renewals.

I've also heard from several sources that we've pretty much already done a deal for Schmeichel on a bosman free transfer (his contract at Leicester is up). Kind of surprised about this, given Leicester have been promoted. but his manager was very non-committal when asked about Schmeichel's contract situation - basically saying "we want him, but we're not 100% sure that he wants us".

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{Ed001's Note - that is perfectly possible as he has been flirting with other clubs all season. To be fair to the lad, Leicester were only sure they could afford to keep him when they won promotion. So signing a contract of more than one year could leave him then being pushed out the door next summer.}

Thanks ed so pretty much if poch stays we will most likely see ads and shaw stay? Hope we give poch funds and a new plan. Kasper would be great. ED

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{Ed001's Note - that is the most likely scenario. Obviously someone could come in and offer 50m for one of them and I doubt the club would be able to turn that down. The likelihood is that it comes down to Poch, if he goes, there will be a lot of unrest. If he stays, the players that go will be the ones he chooses to sell, for whatever reason he decides.}

Have we responded to the offers from Liverpool or Man U? I hope they stay with poch and jay ed

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{Ed001's Note - I believe the initial offers were below the amount Southampton would consider enough and so were rejected.}