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Toby Alderweireld Signs on Season Loan - Official

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JxgrSaint

JxgrSaint

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@PeteGravesSky: #skysources telling us Toby Alderweireld close to agreeing deal with Southampton. Latest on #SSNHQ #saints #nufc #safc

 

@skysports_ed: @PeteGravesSky excellent!

 

@PeteGravesSky: @skysports_ed good player. You've beaten off a whole host of other suitors mate

Saint Charlie

Saint Charlie

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Kristof Terreur, a respected Belgian Journo says:

 

@HLNinEngland:

 

D-day. As in decision day for Toby Alderweireld. He'll decide tomorrow if he joins Southampton (or Newcastle.) #saintsfc #nufc

pimpin4rizeal

pimpin4rizeal

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Got excited. Deadline day tomorrow, so excited I could pop. Alderweireld would be an excellent defensive addition and would calm fans who don't know how good Gardos is yet.

 

Keep everyone else and add a winger and we're there IMO.

 

Could still do with getting another striker in my opinion not sure shane long could lead the line in koemans 433 if pelle picked up an injury, long still a strange buy in my opinion dont see how he really can fit in our system

Appy

Appy

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Kristof Terreur, a respected Belgian Journo says:

 

@HLNinEngland:

 

D-day. As in decision day for Toby Alderweireld. He'll decide tomorrow if he joins Southampton (or Newcastle.) #saintsfc #nufc

 

Hopefully it comes down to Koeman or Pardew.

Patrick Bateman

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Don't know too much about this fella, but I gather he can play right back too? Exactly the player we need!! Keep Fonte, Yoshida, Gardos AND Clyne on their toes. Much much much more cover at the back now, so much more cover than last season really. Yoshida looks to be stepping up, so we should be less afraid of injuries now. Great business.

 

Love Jos, as a team member, but I presume he's either happy to be back up to the back up, or he'll be off, sadly?

Bewildered

Bewildered

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Lee Ryder ‏@lee_ryder 22m

Toby Alderweireld close to signing for Southampton. Hat-trick of snubs over the weekend for #nufc Remy, Lacazette and Alderweireld

 

From chief football writer for the Newcastle Chronicle

PortlandSaint

PortlandSaint

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This seems too good to be true. La Liga winner last year. Good world cup for the belgians. Young. Highly-Rated. Choosing us over others.

 

Would be a fantastic coup for us!

 

SIGN HIM

CB Fry

CB Fry

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This seems too good to be true. La Liga winner last year. Good world cup for the belgians. Young. Highly-Rated.

 

He's no Calum Chambers, though, is he?

Saint IQ

Saint IQ

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This seems too good to be true. La Liga winner last year. Good world cup for the belgians. Young. Highly-Rated. Choosing us over others.

 

Would be a fantastic coup for us!

 

SIGN HIM

 

He hardly played for Athletico but yeah it's got me excited. Be a coup and a half!

alpine_saint

alpine_saint

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I thought Alderweireld was the name of an airport?

 

Well, perhaps before someone took a shot from a grassy knoll in the 60s.....

 

FWIW, this one sounds like a biggie if we pull it off....

 

:poundit:

Greenridge

Greenridge

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I hope it is a permanent signing and not a loan. If he has a good season no chance of getting him next summer. Come on guan give us the smiley!

 

A permanent signing like Lovren. Oh.

alpine_saint

alpine_saint

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A permanent signing like Lovren. Oh.

 

Indeed. Feels like a permanent contract doesnt mean jack-**** now.

 

I suppose it means we make the profit if the player has an eye-catching season, but on the other hand a loan enables us to dodge bullets like the one we got struck by with Ramirez.

Patrick Bateman

Patrick Bateman

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What do you mean?

 

He means (I presume) that various helmets on here have been slating Saints for selling Chambers who is now playing at Arsenal. Chambers that wanted to go and didn't want to stay. Chambers that Saints got £xxm for. Chambers that was a SECOND choice behind Clyne. Chambers that has looked average at centre back for Arsenal and now isn't first choice. Yeah.

Greenridge

Greenridge

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Indeed. Feels like a permanent contract doesnt mean jack-**** now.

 

I suppose it means we make the profit if the player has an eye-catching season, but on the other hand a loan enables us to dodge bullets like the one we got struck by with Ramirez.

 

The main advantage being we can command a fee should the player lose his head elsewhere.

kpturner

kpturner

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Indeed. Feels like a permanent contract doesnt mean jack-**** now.

 

I suppose it means we make the profit if the player has an eye-catching season, but on the other hand a loan enables us to dodge bullets like the one we got struck by with Ramirez.

 

Bullets:

Osvaldo - yes

Forren - yes

Ramirez - no

Patrick Bateman

Patrick Bateman

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The main advantage being we can command a fee should the player lose his head elsewhere.

 

I hope that's an interview question?

 

Les: Tell me, what are your long term plans?

Player: Champions league, yeah, and, er, yeah, er, more money and sh*t, yeah, er, Liverpool, Arsenal, er, yeah

Les: Okay, thanks, look forward to seeing you play here for a couple of years then

Player: Er, yeah, er, and, um, er, long term, yeah, one year, yeah, next summer

Greenridge

Greenridge

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I hope that's an interview question?

 

Les: Tell me, what are your long term plans?

Player: Champions league, yeah, and, er, yeah, er, more money and sh*t, yeah, er, Liverpool, Arsenal, er, yeah

Les: Okay, thanks, look forward to seeing you play here for a couple of years then

Player: Er, yeah, er, and, um, er, long term, yeah, one year, yeah, next summer

 

Judging by the Taider situation I think we're skipping the interview process. They just collect £xx and pass go.

Bewildered

Bewildered

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Kristof Terreur ‏@HLNinEngeland 2m

Atlético Madrid and Southampton agreed terms on Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld. He'll sign tomorrow (by: @svenclaes)

Bewildered

Bewildered

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Sven Claes ‏@svenclaes 2m

Toby Alderweireld will go on loan to Southampton for one season. Fee unknown. Koeman-brothers convinced Red Devil to sign.

 

Looks like the Koemans (Koemen?) were the biggest factor in getting him here.

St Chalet

St Chalet

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@HLNinEngeland: Southampton will sign Toby Alderweireld on a 1 year loan. #saintsfc

 

Damn...

 

In all of our recent loan dealings we have included an option to buy, if this is the case then it is win - win.

S-Clarke

S-Clarke

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Fair play to the club for pulling this one off. Tons of interest, and the fact Koeman said it was unrealistic suggests we've steamed in as soon as the supposed option for him went dead.

 

Koeman a big factor for sure.

 

A loan is fine, he improves our squad for a year and improves our chances of having a decent season.

Saint Charlie

Saint Charlie

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Option to buy is good. Reslity is the player goes where he wants anyway. After a season of not playing much hopefully he will just enjoy regular football.

 

Great signing as gives RB cover as well as a good central defender.

S-Clarke

S-Clarke

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Where would Alderweireld fit into our current first XI?

 

Replaces Yoshida. Cover for Clyne.

 

CB's - Fonte / Toby / Gardos / Yoshida

 

Jos to Burnley.

Sour Mash

Sour Mash

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Replaces Yoshida. Cover for Clyne.

 

CB's - Fonte / Toby / Gardos / Yoshida

 

Jos to Burnley.

Without setting off too much of a debate again, haven't we (and quite a few other sides) set up to have a "left sided" centre back playing as the left centre back and a "right sided" one focused on the other role typically? Potentially makes a very strong CB set up of 4 good options.
Saint Scott

Saint Scott

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----------Forster----------

Clyne-Toby-Fonte-Bertrand

 

 

A very good back line IMO. Was extremely concerned about the back 4 before the start of the season. Fair play to koeman, we look a promising outfit despite the massive player turnover this summer.

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