Southampton Rumours Archive July 26 2012

26 Jul 2012 13:11:53
heard from someone that Lens has rejected a move to saints hope its not true he looks awsome. Trev

He wanted to come to us

It is true, he wants to play european football this season.

26 Jul 2012 09:51:38
Scottish press saying Saints looking at Celtic midfielder Beram Kayal.
A central midfielder but he is capable of performing various different roles within the position. He can play as a defensive midfielder, sitting in front of the back four and stifling the opposition or as a box-to-box midfielder, protecting the defenders as well as supporting the forwards. Although he is more renowned for his defensive capabilities than attacking, he is still able to contribute well to going forward.
Kayal is a tenacious, hard working midfielder, known for high stamina level, aggressive tackling and combatative edge, he also has great passing ability and quick feet. Ex-Celtic and Israel midfielder Eyal Berkovic, described him as being: "Perfect for British football. He is strong technically, very aware but really competitive...He will have no problem adapting to the style in Scotland - he will love the speed and aggression". He's an Israeli international.

5 mill is insulting and like Hooper the bids for Kayal better start around the 8 mill mark, as Celtic will throw any cheapskate bids out, if Celtic are considering an 7-8 mill bid for Ki and Kayal is a much better player, then realisticaly 10 mill is a good starting point

I'm a celtic fan,,,So please look elswhere Kayal is an outstanding footballer with the heart of a lion WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE HIM

He won't be worth anywhere near 10 million pal, Celtic will need to loose players to balance their books so they can take the hit of money lost because of the Old Firm Derby not happening. This looks like it has some weight behind it

Saint Sinner {Ed038's Note - I expect Ki to leave Celtic and not Kayal, I'd say Celtic would be looking for about 7-8m for Kayal and he is worth it.}

Norwich City have agreed a fee for the Leeds United captain Robert Snodgrass.

Leeds officials confirmed that a bid - thought to be around £2.5 million
Now that is a good bit of biz if it happens, we were rumoured to be in for him earlier in the year. 10mil for Kayal seems out of wack

Kayal may be good and in the Premier League worth about £10m. But Celtic have no need for such players and can do with the money. They can't command huge fees.

Kayak won't waste his time with Southampton. When he leaves it will be for a better club than this one.

"Celtic have no need for such players" what a pathetic statement. Celtic are trying to qualify for the Champions League. Something Southampton will never get near. Why can't they command huge fees? Because they play in Scotland? get a grip. Celtic are a massive club and command whatever fee they want. And for your information Celtic don't need the money as they have stated no end of times that they don't need to rely on the Old Firm games to generate cash. {Ed001's Note - but Lennon himself has publicly admitted he needs to sell players.....}

He said if he had to he would sell one of his star players, not that he definitely has to

26 Jul 2012 09:15:06
Swindon make bid for barnard, its reported 500k

25 Jul 2012 23:47:18
Alexander Buttner's agent has lashed out at Vitesse for allegedly hindering his attempts to find a new club.Buttner is still very keen on a switch to the premier league with southampton
Summers

I dont like how verbal his agent is..I would imagine that would not sit well with Don Cortese