Southampton Rumours Archive June 29 2014

29 Jun 2014 23:01:18
Reading from some places that Zenit have accepted a bid from Saints for Axel Witsel and Feyenoord have accepted a bid from us for Pellè.
Not sure how reliable, but could be the start of an interesting week.
Looks like Koeman wants to start building straight away!

Pelle yes
axel can't see it

Would like to see axel at the club, I think he could come if reports are true

30 Jun 2014 13:05:03
real madrid want witzel . so I don't think he will be coming anytime soon.
pelle should be announced in the next 48 hours

Real madrid want james rodriguez! doesn't mean anything yet lol if they want witsel

29 Jun 2014 17:13:11
Whilst I take no pleasure in saying my knowledge of who would be sold has been right It has as I expected turned out that way. Once lallana goes lovern will follow. However the latest I have heard is that koeman is desperate to speak in person with spider as soon as he is back from the World Cup to disagree with advice he has been given that he needs to leave saints to be a France regular. Koeman instead wishes to share his vision and appoint him club captain.

In other news and again as previously advised saints will look to the youth team with taggart to be initially used in the league cup so that come January he is fighting for a place.

Koeman also plans to spend - with some attacking threat and centre backs seen as a priority. I do not have names yet but it does look like he is looking for a higher class than pelle and Ings. The club as a whole however have wanted Ings for some time.

Koeman fully expects to finish top half before a push the following season to break our highest prem finish.

When Keoman signed it was initially reported a gk was the priority.

Would hope the Axel Witsel rumours are true. Rafa Silva looks promising. As does Tadic. Let's wait and see, will be interesting. I truly believe we'll come out of the summer a stronger team.

That would be awsome if true about spider he would make a great captain hope he believes in Ronalds vision. Looking forward to the new signings sure Ron won't mess about starting work tomorrow Pelle should be in the bag.

I don't necessarily mind losing Lovren but I would hope for a fair bit more than the quoted £15million for a player who was frankly outstanding for us last season in the Premiership. He's well worth holding onto unless a seriously big offer were to come our way.

TD667 - I agree. Although there are no facts in the press I know that lallana has been trying to force his move and has been gathering or trying to gather support. We don't need that. Bring on the hungry youth and hungry signings.

Thanks Gregg & I think keeping spider I the key to "steadying the ship" so to speak & keeping one of the more respected players from the want away group is important. Giving him the captain armband would be awesome & send a clear signal to the team that we look after those that actually want to be here. Judging by spiders comments in the press I believe he can be persuaded to stay & be convinced he is part of the new phase.

29 Jun 2014 20:31:50
MS will 100% go to Arsenal

I do have reservations about the initial post and his so called information, seeing as he has "taggart" playing but I guess he means matt targett.

Kevalle only posts to say everyone's leaving, do you really enjoy it that much?

Is the pelle deal going to happen tommorow for definite?

There`s bin a muuurrrdeeerrr

Sorry Jonah, I wish my post was as good as yours. I've proved time and again to have knowledge from within, feel free to skip my posts. Simply an auto correct.

If Sissoko can be a regular whilst playing for Newcastle then why can't Spider playing for us?

Proved to have knowledge from within? You said Pochettino was staying. You also said we would sell shaw and Lallana then only spend 20 mill all summer, let's see if that comes true, I'm sure we'll spend more than 20 mill.
You never said Lovren was leaving, but your saying it now.
Everyone knows that lots of clubs are interested in our players, and players will always be interested in moving to bigger clubs, you hardly need to be Nostradamus to predict that some of our players will leave. Yet every time there's a negative rumour about Saints you come on here and say I told you so.
So now Schneiderlin will stay as captain, and we're not interested in Pelle? Let's see if your right there. I don't believe you have any inside info, you just read stuff online and then speculate.

20 million was the plan at the time and things change. No wonder people don't comment with what they know with trolls coming on here. I think you will find the only reason saints will now spend more is because koeman would not join without significant reinvestment. Lovern stated he wanted to say, my crystal ball failed to tell me he would change his mind.

Oh and it does not say spider will be captain anywhere on line. Also please quote me correctly I never actually said poch was staying.

If that makes me a troll, pointing out that a) the things you say are going to happen don't happen
and b) you then have the nerve to say I told you so,
then I must be one I guess.
Re Pochettino you said something along the lines of "from what I'm hearing from my sources Pochettino is staying" -he left 2 days later. What happened did you mis-hear?
You should get some new sources mate!

"From what I have heard" he is staying as at first he was reluctant to join spurs. Your sources are better "shaw might happen" - did happen "lallana won't happen" did happen. Plenty of what I have said has happened as opposed to people like you that come on these sites and criticise what people have been told. For this reason so many people don't post including the eds because the truth hurts and the abuse (such as calling people thick). You carry on with your quality posts though. Read through your own you don't exactly make a constructive contribution "mate" in fact you remind me of one of those annoying people that are great behind the security of their computer but probably quiet with no opinion in person.

Whatever I don't claim to have any sources, the stuff you write on here makes about as much sense as a David Lynch movie.
You remind me of one of those people who are so desperate for attention that you repeatedly talk about having inside info and being an authority on things, when it just isn't the case. Why would someone keep lying like that if they haven't got major issues?
It might help if some of your educated guesses were a bit more educated, but they are always wrong. Only said you were thick because that rumour about spending 20 mill was so wrong.

Always wrong, have you read any of my posts or even the above I have already proved at least some of them are right. Whatever indeed little man - I think everyone is clear that the only way you can post on here is if you can 100% say it is definitely going to happen. Always being wrong means exactly that like you said lallana won't happen - now that is knowing nothing.

The big difference is that anything I said about Lallana was clearly just a passing comment, a guess, my opinion.

{Ed001's Note - ok enough now both of you. This is just becoming pointless and going back over old ground so move on please.}

Yeah I agree, sorry ed. I wasn't prepared to be called a liar just because not everything I have been told actually happens. Will respect your wishes

{Ed001's Note - thank you.}

29 Jun 2014 14:52:29
Napoli have offered £11m plus goran pandev 30 years old mv £8.8m
For spider! That's about 20m mark but he will be available on a free next summer

29 Jun 2014 09:49:05
Apparently saints allowed talks ith axel Witsel after the World Cup 14million fee agreed with zenit

I was just about to post about this I've been told it's £14.8 million and he will join after the World Cup not saying it's for sure just saying what I've been told would you be happy with him coming in?

Didn't he sign for them for over 30 mil? he hasn't been bad enough for his price to halve has he?

Yeah under half what they signed him for, yeah I'd be happy with him looks to be fairly decent and quite tough whitch I think we lacked a bit of last season

29 Jun 2014 11:08:21
He signed for zenit in 2012 for 32.5 mil. Not a chance for that fee

Apparently he has 50% sell on fee so zenit looking to minimise li that!don't think it will happen but if it does for that money that will be amazing business and would leave a seriously bitter taste in lfc fans mouth paying 25mill for Lallana lol

29 Jun 2014 12:39:58
Couldn't ever see this happening. All I can find about him is that man utd want him.

I just read this too. Has a release clause, he was signed for 26m euro with add ins that haven't been triggered. I would expect they are based on international appearances. We will probably have to pay off those triggers also, plus bear in mind if we pay 14m sterling that is getting on for 19-20 million euro so good business for zsp too.

Ha ha ha, sorry but no chance. Love to be wrong, but seriously? Not happening.

Don't see any reason why it couldn't happen, he's a top player and would be a great signing, but we have more than enough CM's at the mo, but that said if Shneiderlin leaves, he'd be a more than good enough replacement. Also think he'd cost more than 14m