Southampton Rumours Archive June 14 2013
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14 Jun 2013 21:04:31
Southampton have completed the signing of Lyon central defender Dejan Lovren on a four year deal.
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What a great signing he is. Top notch Centre back, young and clearly going to bring our defence forward. Much better than Hooiveld.
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Wasn't one people were speculating (surprise, surprise), but a quality player nonetheless and a shrewd buy.
Does anyone know the estimated price?
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Prove it!
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Excellent news. COYR!
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Great signing has great potential. banega sinclair and a striker and I seriously fink were in for a great season! up the saints!
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Great signing. What do people reckon the regular partnership will be? Lovren and yoshida/forren?
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This is a good signing for us young strong defender to work alongside the mighty maya
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Great signing, now keep them coming!
EastSaint
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Awesome. One down, three to go.
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This is a rare thing on this site but this happens to be true.
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Why are people disagreeing? He's pictured on the OS with Cortese! Top, top signing. Him and Forren will be the combo next season. Expect another 2-3 signings over the next fortnight. Good times ahead!
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Guardian is saying 6. 8 Mil. Good deal?
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8.5m sterling with a possible 1.7m sterling of add-ons.
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Can we assume that Astori is no longer a target then? Defence sorted except maybe RB cover?
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Regarding the defence. We now have Lovren, Yoshida, Forren and Fonte with youngsters Stephens and Turnbull pushing on behind. I happen to think than Calum Chambers will be good cover for Clyne at right back ( these youngsters have to be given a chance look at how well Shaw and JWP have done) with Yoshida and Stephens also capable of covering. We could do with a strong upcoming left back to challenge and cover for Shaw. I am assuming Jos and Fox will be going. Good servants but below the standards we are pushing for now.
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Another one that the "Pinks" were wanting! Made my weekend.
Saint Martin
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£8.5 million +£1.7 million add ons
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In the modern Prem it is unusual to play untested players unless they are outstanding. Instead we should loan Stevens et. al. to lower league sides to give them experience. In the mean time a right back and left back please, oh and a winger!
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Think we need rb and lb cover a winger and a goalscorer. Lovren seems to be another hooivled with the pen he gave away against wales and 4yellows and 3 reds last season a bit risky maybe but let's wait and see how he does
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Fox - good servant?!
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It was £6.8m with £1.7m add odds bringing it to the £8.5m figure in some papers. Some papers giving the up front figure of £6.8m
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French league is a league for pansys! Lovren will suit the EPL better.
Lenny
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14 Jun 2013 18:36:21
Anyone heard anything more about Gonzalo Bueno?
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Apprentley from what I heard should sign I in the next week or so but, don't hold me to that because this is coming from a less reliable source than I usually have
EastSaint
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According to Italian press Fiorentina are extremely interested in Bueno, so looks like we'll have another battle to bring him in if the rumor is true.
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14 Jun 2013 17:48:22
Dejan Lovren close to signing
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Good shout as ths was true! Where did you get this source from and any more info on other signings?
Bob the bomber :-/
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Yh very good shout, share more please!
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Top Saint and another called it right on 7th June
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14 Jun 2013 11:15:12
Southampton target Joan Verdu has signed a 2 year deal with Olympiakos.
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He was never a Southampton "Target"
St Ripper
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Errr yeah he was
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When did he sign a 2 year deal with Olympiakos?
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Errr, no he wasn't. Based on what?
Everyone has speculated he could be, even the Daily Echo yesterday.
But all speculation. We never bid for him. We never wanted him.
A 30 year old AM? yeah right. We're bidding for them all the time.
Maybe we'll bid for Peter Crouch next to play up front?
St Ripper
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So in order to qualify as a target we need to make a bid? I'm not sure that's true. Maybe we did offer him a contract, or is saints ripper actually NC in Disguise?
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I believe he signed unofficially for Olympiakos yesterday, so I have no idea why the Echo suggested we should sign him in today's edition. Shoddy editorial
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Agreed, this guy was never a target
Lost
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Apologies, that was really rude of me.
I'm just pretty annoyed we didn't get him.
Hes a descent player
St Ripper
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Steven Davis was a 27 year old CM when we bought him. Don't know why we wouldn't be heavily linked with the best player in a La Liga team who is on a free, and who used to play under our manager?
St Ripper you aren't particularly sharp are you. Bless.
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It seemed unusual for us to sign a 30 year old. But I thought it may have been worth a punt because of there being no fee. I am suprised to see him sign a two year deal as I would have imaginged he would have been gunning for more.
On a personal note. I am on board with current purchase policy but can't help that we may need to get some experienced playing staff to help improve/support the younsters.
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Olympiakos are in the Market for him, but he hasn't signed for anyone yet. Either way he still gets paid by espanyol til the end of June so he has til then to make a decision.
I for one would love to see him in a saints shirt!
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Simples! If the Echo reported he was a Saints target, you know it was a load of "nonsense".
Saint Martin
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What has buying Steve Davis at 27 got to do with signing a 30 year old from Spain. You ain't clever yourself based on that logic. Saying bless just flags you as patronising on top of your lack of ability to build an argument.
By the way, why does no one sign off who they are? Including the person pretending to be me. I can spell. decently. Not descent. Unless you are a skate implying that we are going down?
Ed, please can you delete the post purporting to be me? {Ed001's Note - there is no post purporting to be you as you have signed no name.}
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And after all that. he is NOT at Saints!
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Verdu has not signed for anyone yet, and certainly not Olympiakos.
Saints and the Swans rumored to be interested.
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14 Jun 2013 10:46:55
Southampton to bid £8million for Valencia midfielder Ever Banega.
Sources: The Sun, Daily Star
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Looks quality - even though he did once run over his own foot!
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Will make our Central midfield a little bit crowded if we do go for him.
Cork, Spider and Banega. How is JWP going to be getting more games if not in a Central role?
St Ripper
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I see JWP being able to play both holding and advanced central roles like Davis. but still we seem to have plenty of central midfield players to choose from already
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Benega is a winger so there is no worries for central midfield?
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Four four two magazine considered this guy as unmanagable
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Banega will play in the hole behind the attack, not infront of the defence with Morgan and Jack.
Will leave us central midfielders of:
CDM: Schneiderlin, Cork, JWP
CM:Davis, JWP
CAM: Davis, Ramirez, Banega
Never more than 3 names covering each position? Not too over-crowded? It's essentially a central midfield unit of 6 players to fill 3-4 places in our starting XI.
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Banega can play CDM as well watched him for Valencia likes to get stuck in and also goo on the ball and finding himself in the wright posistions
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JWP is not a defensive midfielder? Are you a pompey fan?
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I agree with you about 6 players for 3 positions. However Banega is a CM.
Based on last season's end, we need goals, and Banega isn't going to help there.
This will push JWP down the pecking order as Banega, Spider and Ramirez would not be happy sitting on the bench.
No way will we sign Banega.
Nainggolan or equivalent maybe to let Spider have more space. What we desperately need is wingers. Ours aren't consistent enough and don't contribute enough goals
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Hope we do sign banega as I think it will bring the very best our in the rest of the midfielders especially jwp
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Dont see why this wouldn't work.
Cork Schneiderlin
Ramirez Banega Lallana
Lambert
Just me?
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