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Deal close according to Spanish media. Attacking midfielder who plays for Espanyol

I’d hope that the sole focus next season is seeking promotion, not prioritising the ‘pathway’ and game time for youngsters

AI doesn't have a 'view". It literally just searches and then summarises what it finds on the internet.

The club have been punished, although it seems the FA will look to give kickings to some of the individuals involved.

Not seen a single positive post about RM on their forums. They're absolutely fuming. 😄

When Canada women got done for spying in 2024 the team were given a six point penalty in the completion and their coach copped a 1 year ban from football activities. So there is precedent there, albeit different associations.

I would hope, in the event of a ban, Saints take both the EFL and the FA to the cleaners. Hopefully does not come to that as how on earth could the FA ban him when Saints have also been booted out of the play-offs. But, beacuse it's Saints, I can see them doing that and Man City getting off scott free (just like Chelsea did) for their true cheating

Im guessing that TE will get a suspended sentence.

I'm not so sure it's a foregone conclusion as you're suggesting. The club has already been very heavily punished and we supposedly have some very good lawyers on the case in regards to the FA investigation.

You sound certain he will be banned?

I do think we need to get the players we want signed up done quickly, which seems to be the plan, as I do fear that the wheels will come off a little of this siege mentality when a ban for Tonda comes through. Will be interested to see how we handle that one. I presume it will be 6 months from the time the ban comes in, so as it stands he would be back November. I hope the FA get it sorted and do not announce it a week before the start to the season.

Great to hear. This squad and manager have already shown what they can do so perhaps that gives him confidence in making the investment

AI's view of why Eckert might be treated differently to Bielsa by the FA...

I've been searching for the FA's statement (not the EFL's) following their investigation into Bielsa and Leeds in 2019, and this is all I can find (as reported by the Guardian at the time)... Bit of a wishy-washy second paragraph when they refer to any future occurrences of this nature...

Predicting

You are guessing

Yep I think AI is correct, that is my understanding of the player value accountancy, should have claimed it as your own work!

Seems poor on his part to want to be a free agent after we have stuck with him through everything . But sod him then, larin offers more anyway for us. Stewart is at best a rotational striker that still carries big injury concerns

Not at all the same thing. This is misconduct at best, Eckert will get some sort of FA sanction.

As others have said the FA could be investigating the allegations of bullying rather than the spying. It's certainly a possibility but who knows.

I put it in AI, so treat with caution. But it came back with this. Ultimately, while buying a player from another English academy helps you meet the Premier League's squad registration quotas, it does absolutely nothing special for your PSR balance sheet until that player has been at your club for years. For an immediate financial fix, clubs must sell the talent they grew themselves. If Southampton were to sell both players for the exact same amount right now, selling Shea Charles would be better for PSR than selling Caspar Jander. Even though neither came through Southampton's own academy, Charles is much more profitable on the accounts because of how long he has been at the club and how amortisation works. Here is the exact financial breakdown of why Charles gives the bigger PSR boost. The Math Behind Shea Charles • The Purchase: Southampton signed Charles from Manchester City's academy in July 2023 for an initial fee of £10.5m on a 4-year contract. • The Amortisation: His fee has been hitting the accounts at £2.625m per year (£10.5m divided by 4). • Current Book Value: Having been at the club for three full seasons, £7.875m of his fee has already been written off. His remaining book value on the balance sheet is just £2.625m. The Math Behind Caspar Jander • The Purchase: Southampton signed Jander from FC Nürnberg in August 2025 for a reported £10.4m on a 4-year contract. • The Amortisation: His fee hits the accounts at £2.6m per year (£10.4m divided by 4). • Current Book Value: Since he has only completed one season at St Mary's, only £2.6m has been written off. His remaining book value is still a hefty £7.8m. The Scenario: Selling both for £20 million If a club comes in and buys either player for £20m, here is what the PSR profit looks like on Southampton’s spreadsheet: $$ \text{PSR Profit} = \text{Sale Price} - \text{Remaining Book Value} $$ • Selling Shea Charles: £20m (Sale) - £2.625m (Book Value) = £17.375m PSR Profit • Selling Caspar Jander: £20m (Sale) - £7.8m (Book Value) = £12.2m PSR Profit The Verdict Selling Shea Charles nets Southampton roughly £5.175m more in PSR profit than selling Jander for the exact same fee. Because Charles has already run down most of his contract length, his remaining "book cost" is incredibly low, making his sale function much closer to the "pure profit" of a homegrown academy graduate. Jander, being a newer signing, still has too much unamortised transfer debt attached to his name.

They'd need a lot of favourable officiating just to get to the quarters even. Their defence is awful.

I would have thought we’ve got a legitimate argument to say you either punish the club or the individual, not both. If a club plays an ineligible player, they get chucked out the cup competition, the manager who picked him, or the bod who didn’t register him don’t get a ban. Equally, if a player commits a doping offence, he gets banned, but the club don’t receive a sporting sanction as well. You never know with the FA, but I suspect we wouldn’t have gone balls out on backing Tonda if we thought there was a chance he’ll receive a lengthy ban.

Hosts get favourable officiating at the best of times. This year will be taken to another level.

Christian Eriksson collapsed again. Fortunately, the device he was fitted with, worked, if that was the reason behind it. Scary. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/czrxgd2nljno