Southampton Rumours Archive May 23 2013

23 May 2013 22:25:21
Southampton FC are looking at a number of transfer targets. They will try and sign 5-6 players this summer, these being, Jesus Gamez from Malaga, Davide Astori from Cagliari, Victor Wanyama from Celtic, Erik Lamela from Roma, Adrian from Athletico or Lukaku from Chelsea.

Wow, with those players we might actually have a shot at the Champions League. However, all of them would cost well over Cortese's reported £30 million transfer kitty, plus only Astori and possibly Gamez are realistic, other will want something that Saints can't currently give them.

Cortesse may only have a 30 mill kitty but if champions league is wanted then well need to spend big i'm shore if we sign these players which I think are realisitic hell be willing to pay more than 30 mill whatever it takes in my view

Trev saint

Would be amazing and would put us top six but realistically all this would cost around 50 to 60 mill.

Who said there's only 30 mill to spend

st stuie

Come on let's be realistic we are never going to but Lukaku. The only way we could get him would be on loan but I think chelsea would want him back after the season he has just had

I really hope this is true!
We will be class if we sign all of these players.
^Agree, these would cost around 50-60 million
^^and agree again, who said there is only 30 million to spend.
If this does happen, a 32,000 seater stadium would not be enough.
I wonder if this was corteses plan all along.
Step 1: get to the prem
Step 2: Spend a bit and stay in the prem
Step 3: Once a season in the prem is done spend 60 mill.
What ever he does, it is back by the owner, which is really good.

I don't want him spending 60m. I don't want to end up doing a QPR. Players that are with us just for the money. Saying that though. Cortese is a shrewd business man and knows what he's doing.

After cortese saying he will quit for the board interjection, he decided to stay and the board decided to support him. could he have asked for a massive transfer fund?

Why does everyone seem to think its common knowledge the amount of money that cortese has to spend? did he say it in a statement somewhere or is it all just bull?

£30 million is a figure being floated about as part of the negotiation between NC and Katarina Leiberr. I've seen it on tv and various tabloid rags.

Not saying they've got it right but £30 mil seems reasonable to me, i. e. for a club of our stature to push on in a sustainable way.

£30 million is purely sensible speculation. Not fact. Not wrong. Just seems the amount we would spend.

The £30m was a guess by the press! They were wrong before when they did the same and they will be wrong this time.
Simples. No-one knows!

Saint Martin

Tabloids just picked that figure out of the air I think for the right players we will need to add 20/30 million on top of that if w really want to progress next year, we have a lot of deadwood to chop off and replace.

Ok well we all know Lukaku won't happen he'll be leading the Chelsea line next season, but Adrian could definetly happen and with those other players we'll have an incrdible squad! I'm particularly liking the Eric Lamela rumour he'd be class!

Lukaku won't be leading the Chelsea line. They are going to spend millions on yet another striker. With the return of Mourinho and the good relationship between him and Pochettino we could well take Lukaku on a good deal.

The thing is though if we spend 50 mill there will be a huge difference between the type of player we buy and the type of players QPR bought. We will buy young players with huge potential and pretty much guaranteed sell on value so in theory there is no risk as we can get more money than we paid for these players two or three years on

Doubt ALL of these players will come but hopefully 2-3 will

23 May 2013 20:14:07
Cortese looking at soldado, perfect player to spear the attack. Valencia will sell for 12 million as having money trouble. goal scorer who can push saints on. believes in cortese ambition

Surely he is just too good to accept a move to us? He's an incredible player and if he wanted it could land a move to Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, so why would he come to us? Plus only 12 million? I can't see this being true.

Would love it, and can see why he's being linked with us (He's being linked with everyone). But he said himself he'd only move for CL this year. So that's a no to us unfortunately.

This would be absolutely amazing if saints signed him, we will see corteses ambition if we do. I think saints will make some really good signings but maybe this is a bit far, also that price tag is a tad on the small side, we will see.

Can I ask where did you hear this from?

Valencia are strapped for cash but as much as I would love it to happen, it just won't.

I've heard from a family member that NC has been seen in Milan, could suggest linking up with Bojan following potential talks with roma

Thow i'd love sodado 1 12million is way below what he's worth an 2 top sides want him man city munich Manchester United we have no chance

Trev saint

He has already played for Madrid and they deemed him not good enough.

23 May 2013 12:08:46
News today Cortese supposedly spotted at Stadio Olimpico, the ground is shared between Lazio and Roma so he could be there to talk to either club.

Lamela?

Lamela hopfully

Trev saint

So these lamela rumours could be true. Everyone is saying that there will be a big money move, we have already enquirer about him and as he plays for Roma this could be true. Hope it is because he is a quality player in real life. COYR!

Hopefully it's Lamela.

But, assuming it's for negotiations and that it's not Lamela, I reckon it could be any of the following; Bojan, Pjanic, Nico Lopez, Cavanda, Onazi.

But it's probably/hopefully Lamela.

Could also be marquinhos for defensive cover. He's the sort of player, lik that lot we might go for.

Romagnoli, if this is the game we're playing. but yeah probably nad hopefully lamela.

Florenzi, destro. if were just naming good young roma players.
LAMELA COYR.

Hopefully this is true. Who supposedly spotted him?

The only thing I can find about this guy is that he's linked to Manchester United and man city.

Where did u hear that cortese is at Stadio Olimpico?

Lamela scored 15 goals in Serie A this season. He won't come cheap.

Hopefully Hernanes from Lazio

Osvaldo was at Espanyol with Pochettino.

My father is touring famous places across Europe including football stadiums. He is going to be in Rome for a few days and he very excitedly called me earlier to say he'd spotted Cortese being greeted by someone he didn't recognise in the Stadio Olimpico before basically being blocked by security from going to speak with either of them.

Can't see it with Man U and city supposedly in for him maybe its agent games again remember that happening a lot last transfer windows

What aboit diakite, he'd be a great signing

"My father. "

Oh, so it's bull****. Damn. Well, at least we know he's in Italy anyway. Probably Astori then.

Pablo Osvaldo and Miralem Pjanicare both names mentioned that play for Roma. There is a good possibility it could be one of these.

Lenny

I don't get it. When someone comes on here with information from someone who knows them quite well i. e. a friend or relative you automatically assume it's bull? Then why do you come on here? Clearly this sort of site is for the people who've managed to get an inside scoop on something in some way. Granted people will abuse this but not everyone will and for once I have a good source i. e. my own dad who has been a loyal saint for over 70 years.

Sounds great but I think defensive cover should be our priority for the new season. I guess time will tell.

It's osvaldo

How did your father get hold of this information?

Lenny

Lenny, I have already sort of answered this in an earlier response but I'll attempt to give more detail in case it is in any way helpful.

Basically he's on a European sightseeing tour and has decided to tour as many 'top' football grounds as he can as well. He's in Rome at the moment for a few days and today he was touring the Stadio Olimpico, from which he called me very excitedly earlier to tell me where he was and that he'd seen someone, who he was certain was Cortese, show up in a fancy car and get greeted by someone who he assumed was a chairman/manager of Lazio or Roma (i. e. the two clubs who play there) and security were preventing him getting to talk to either of them, or give away any information on who they were, or what they were doing. That's pretty much all I know about it.
Sorry I can't be much more help about specific players or any other information but feel free to ask other questions and I'll do my best to answer but I think I've pretty much given all the information I have on this one.

You can't say fairer than that Lenny!

Your dad had you on mate ha