It's depressing that Moyes shelled this amount on afro man. I wonder if he'll be stupid enough to pay it again and take him back when he's at his new club. I wouldn't put it past him.
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Ah right, you claim it is a done deal so?
I am pretty sure he was making a joke.
Hard to tell here. Some poster I saw making a big deal a few weeks ago when Shaw apparently followed Phil Neville on twitter and took it as he's a certainty for us now.
Do you lot think Van Gaal gave the go ahead on this one or that it's such a no brainer, you just bought him without a managers say so.
Are you related to IndyKalia by any chance?
Hahahaha no mate but I see your angle
As I'm Southampton based, I feel sorry for Saints - Lallana probably off, Shaw probably off, and maybe the manager too. Saints have had such great players down the years, if they could have kept hold of them, they'd have been challenging for honours.
Aye, that's what the "in the knows" are saying at the mo. Would be happy with him, but would prefer Shaw. I really like where we're going with this British core of ours. I want Rodriguez over both as I've seen him a couple of times this season and in both games he's looked boss and he's been earning rave reviews from elsewhere.
I think if anyone genuinely thinks they have an accurate grasp of the market value of an individual footballers in top level footballer they're absolutely barking mad. All we know is that £27m is a lot of money. That's as far as it goes. We don't know how it'll affect our budget. We don't know how much other players at a similar level would go for if we were to go for them. We don't know whether he's "worth" it. Premier League football clubs operate in a different stratosphere to ourselves. My company works with a handful of PL clubs (Southmapton being one of them) and those who work with these clients all say the same thing - you can't compare it to normal business because their decision-making processes just aren't the same. The fact that some of these businesses can operate on a loss and think nothing of it tells you that straight away. So I really have no interest in the financial side of these deals and I don't know why fans now see it as one of the core parts of being a fan - unless you work within it you won't understand it and it's probably painfully dull even if you did. It's not one of the captivating parts of being a football fan and I don't see why it's something that should be a core part of football discussion. Sure, fans have always had a laugh at the big money flops like Mark Hateley and Andy Carroll and talked about the record breaking deals Denis Law and Gareth Bale, but caring about the minutiae of every single potential transfer? That's too much, for me.
This idea that Shaw has only been good for one season is mental by the way. This thread was made almost 18 months ago when many were very impressed by him. He has looked completely at home in the PL since day one. It's worth baring in mind that he never even played a game in the Championship. Not one. He just walked straight into the Premier League and barely put a foot wrong in 25 appearances last season and this season he's stepped up to be quite possibly the best fullback in the league. It has been a natural progression rather than one standout season. He would be perfect for us.
Southampton will want more than 27, just my feeling on the issue. I'd love, love, love to have him here.
They will spend plenty of money this summer in response.
It does stink that they're losing their best players, but hopefully they'll be able to reinvest the £42m they make from these deals and push on.
Southampton and MUFC twitter accounts have just followed each other.
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/following
I bet that is exactly what happens. It makes sense in a way. Quicker than texting/email
Jose said it was Cashley's last game today
Aren't they looking at the Atletico left back?
We are going to look like tits if it gets rejected and it ends up being another saga like last season. I'd love him here though, he is going to be world class.
If Southampton get in the region of 50-55m for Shaw and Lallana, I think they will be happy with that.
They will easily get a decent left back for a decent price. Lallana would be replaceable from somebody in Europe, and they would have plenty of money to spare, on top of any budget they had before hand.
They may weaken, but overall, if they spend wisely, they will definitely improve overall
They will easily get a decent left back for a decent price. Lallana would be replaceable from somebody in Europe, and they would have plenty of money to spare, on top of any budget they had before hand.
They may weaken, but overall, if they spend wisely, they will definitely improve overall
They are. The Telegraph are insisting that they've already got Filipe Luis in the bag.
42million? Lallana is going for £17? Reckon it will be 20+
Best way to organise the announcing and timing the transfer announcement over twitter.Southampton and MUFC twitter accounts have just followed each other.
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/following
In fairness, he was probably involved in getting this one to whatever stage it is or isn't at.
Not sure, just heard this on the radio today. He's been peripheral all season, so I guess Jose has a plan, and Cashley needs a last challenge.
LVG will be done tomorrow some are saying. I'd think he'd have been asked.
My mistake you were right it seems that people are actually taking it seriously.
Lallana will probably go for around 20, but Bournemouth have a 25% sell on clause.
Thanks, that's interesting. My oppinion on Evra is based on the fact that he rarely hits a good cross while in good position, while I saw many good crosses from Shaw (not only today of course). Evra is very good at keeping possession though.
Anyway, I'm sure Evra's offensive contribution won't be missed.
The thing is I don't think Shaw will be a huge loss to them even if they didn't replace him at all. They already have Clyne who has played very well at left back plenty of times and Calum Chambers has just started to break into the team this season so they essentially have a ready-made replacement right there.
Some on the saints forum are saying it might be Cortese planting stories. Not sure how that makes sense.
Can't get excited until I know Chelsea are 100% out of the picture.
Luis from Atleti doesn't seem like the type of player Chelsea would buy. He's 29 years old and surely only has a few seasons left at the top. The exact opposite of the type of player they've bought recently.
Luis from Atleti doesn't seem like the type of player Chelsea would buy. He's 29 years old and surely only has a few seasons left at the top. The exact opposite of the type of player they've bought recently.
Its great getting in early, a team like Southampton are resigned to losing their top talent but won't allow their team to be completely broken up in 1 window. Could well mean they reject bids from other teams for other players, Liverpool for Lallana for example
Is Shaw any good going forward?
Is this ON?
Well done on your 1000th post
Not the opposite of the type of player Mourinho buys, though. He normally goes for experienced, established players.
As for is this on....I think so.
Been a lot of talk for such a long time. I just think they bid may have been made. agreement struck, before the match even kicked off.
Taking him off with time left, and now a bid.
It all seems to fall into place
Been a lot of talk for such a long time. I just think they bid may have been made. agreement struck, before the match even kicked off.
Taking him off with time left, and now a bid.
It all seems to fall into place
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Matt Targett looks a good prospect as well and is highly rated by Southampton
Whether he goes to us, Chelsea or another top club, the lad wants to leave. Surely Southampton can't hold on to him for next season. He'd want it settled before the WC as well.
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