Southampton Rumours Archive January 09 2014

09 Jan 2014 18:56:37
Today's Ridiculous Rumour of the Day is brought to you by Il Corriere Dello Sport in Italy, who claim Southampton's Adam Lallana is being targeted by Champions League-chasing Fiorentina.

M13

I'd go, I love Florence. :-)

Italian media seem to have it in for us on slow news day. And it's always Fiorentina, that's now Ramirez, Schneiderlin, Osvaldo and now Lallana "linked" with them

Lallana will never move from Saints. Local lad and even with two relegations he wouldn't move. He is the new Le Tiss.

As for the others, you never know.

Adam has just founbd out that his old mucker Papa Waigo is no longer at the club so the deal is off according to ciaocioadellosportogoalofootballo. it

Yeah Florence is a nice palce, I agree with the second poster

09 Jan 2014 14:02:02
From what I hear Southampton will do business this window if possible.

Pochettino has spoken with Cortese about making transfer funds available for a CB due to squad weakness being exposed in the December period. He also is looking at signing a young forward at the right price, however this is non-urgent so will most likely be left to summer.

Names doing the rounds are:

Astori (Cagliari) - deal seems dead, just regurgitated from summer. Approx £10m

Kouyate (Anderlecht)- wants to move to Prem. Could happen, but bigger clubs sniffing around. Approx £8m

Micah Richards (Man City) - Rumoured he wants first XI football for a shot at WC squad. Could start CB for Saints and cover RB. Unlikely due to wages. Approx £6m

Marcos Rojo (Sporting CP) - Portuguese club happy to sell for right price. Wants to play in a bigger league. Argentine like Poch. Can cover LB. Young. Seems ideal. Approx £8m




Personally I'd take Rojo because it sures up cover for LB too. Also young and has buckets of talent. Be happy with any though. Thoughts?

LondonSaint

Micah Richards please! But sadly I don't think so.

Nice work LondonSaint.

I would love to have Micah Richards at Southampton. even if only on a short term loan. He is a top player. The main reason I want him, isn't for my own club to have an even better player, but so that England pick him for their squad. He is much, much, much better than ALL the other England candidates for the right back slot (Although pretty soon Nathaniel Clyne will step into that, and I've been thinking that since his Palace days. )

However, IF we signed Richards, I'd (now this makes my comment above sound a bit mental) play him at centre back. Sorted.

I don't know enough about King Rojo (that nickname's going to catch on, I'm telling you!) but I do like what I've heard and the few clips I've watched. Fits the criteria etc.

I'm actually, for once, pretty damn excited about this January transfer window. As a football fan, not just a Southampton supporter.

But for one, I'm against this window malarky. Bring back the old system, where you can buy a player any time of the season, with just that close-off point of the last Thursday in March. Better days, and saves all the rush. Probably keeps managers in a job a lot longer too.

Just hope more than owt else, that we keep our better players.

Etienne.

My preference of these options would have to be Kouyate, very pacey for a centre back and I think would be ideal to work with Lovren or Fonte as he, as well as being another big lad to deal with ariel threat, has the pace to track back towards the longer balls which have proven problematic on occasion. Also at 24 he could have a long and very successful career ahead of him.

Micah Richards really?

Micah all the way!

Wouldn't really say he's an improvement on what we have, get Umtiti, he knows Lovren inside out and vice versa, not only that but he's young and is world class on his day

Umtiti, he's a real player yes? Forgive my ignorance but is he willing to change his name because I couldn't stop laughing when I read it