Wanyama’s going for sure, one year left on his contract after this and he’s wanted out for a while. Considering we could lose him for nothing next summer i’d take 15-20m for him happily. Hope he doesn’t go to Spurs but ultimately we just need to capitalise on the interest in him.
Pelle will probably be offski as well, good form this year will attract interest from Italy and it’s common knowledge that he wants to prove himself over there. With Morata likely to leave Juventus this summer I reckon they’ll invest some of that money in Pelle and some in youth.
Mane will go if we get a good enough bid for him - Arsenal rumours surfacing today and Man Utd have been circling for a while. Wouldn’t mind a swap deal, AOC for Mane.
Not really sure that the Tadic rumours have much solidity to them, but if he does go we should be able to bring in a creative wing player to fill the gap. Ziyech is a name that’s been touted around for a while, but with Twente’s financial situation there’ll be a lot of clubs looking for a cut-price deal on him.
As for who’s coming in, we need a goalkeeper or two as Fraser and Paulo are now the only 2 senior keepers on our books (with Kelvin retiring/leaving and Stek probably not joining permanently). Wouldn’t mind seeing us go for Bettinelli at Fulham as a good young option, although there are question marks over his injury record.
Potentially needing another RB as well although I think Cedric and Cuco have been fine this year, with Yoshida as back-up. We even have Stephens & McCarthy returning to the club after their loan spells so we may decide to integrate one of them rather than signing more players who would block their progression.
The only real worry for me in the team is actually at striker - we have good depth there but the injury records of some of the players is concerning. Austin and Jay Rod have had horrendous records over the last few years and have been in and out of the team all season. If they can both rest up well and have a good strong pre-season then i’d be happy, but with Pelle and/or Mane likely to leave too we’d pretty much just be left with Shlong. Koeman’s recent comments about Vincent Janssen are encouraging, and I would be very happy if we were to sign him to provide competition and more bodies in the squad given our likely departures.
I read an article the other day saying that Stek was signing permanently. Would be happy with that.
If Mane goes, it better be for a lot of money. He really is our driving force and always tries to make things happen.
wanyama’s off and wouldn’t be surprised to see Pelle go. I doubt think Tadic will go, despite K Billy from swf saying its on the cards. Lets not forget, he also told us that clyne was about to sign a new contract just before he left.
new RB should be no.1 priority and then see who leaves. Would like to see a quality, reliable and consistent striker. Lets hope Austin or Jay can sort themselves out or we can afford to buy one.
Mane and big Vic will be off. Maybe a few fringe players, but I think we should try and keep the rest together and bring in AOC and a midfield ball winner will be needed to pay alongside Davis.
there is not really anyone from the relegated teams that I fancy really. Not any that will make the team stronger.
That Anthony Stokes looked handy, but would not improve on what we have.
Is Leigh Griffiths actually any good? He got 40 goals this season but is he only Football Manager good, or Scotland good? Nicking Brendan’s star striker could be funny.
He has tried in the English league, but could not cut it at Wolves and think he moved on to Hibs on loan before Celtic. He was only at Wolves 2 year ago, so was there for 3 years without breaking into the first team (championship) . Ex Dundee, we should steer clear.
Not one of ours, but it looks like Klopp is taking decisive action in the transfer market. Competition for the keeper they’ve just handed a five year deal to.
Can’t understand why Les don’t give Mane new contract ffs. If I was Les I would be like, Sadio, new contract yo! And if he was like, no tks, I would be like, Sadio, pls, be srs, and then he would be like oh ok. That is what I would do. I would prob do the same with Wanyama.
Les Reed is becoming the new Cortese according to the doomsayers on other Saints forums. Didn’t give RK enough of a bigging up when asked to summarise his reign, apparently.
Sell some footalling player bros… buy some cheaper footballing bros… some come good, some shite… somehow finish 6-9… some say it is a model for stability… seems fair enough… could become a bit boring though if we start to slip down…?