January 2021 transfer window

[saintwbu]

I think the key with Maitland Niles is that whilst he wants to play in midfield, no one else wants him to... He wouldn’t get a sniff in our midfield but for a huge injury crisis. Minamino will. 

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

30 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

We should see how this season in relative safety, probably finish no higher than 12th or so. What is really concerning is how the squad is going to look next season. It's clear that we have no money and just to keep afloat we are likely to have to sell what's left of the crown jewels. Ings and JWP the first ones to go. Kat sold us down the river when she let Gao buy the club. She surely must have realised that he didn't have a pot to piss in. 

We'll sell the Jewels in the summer. Ralph will move on and we'll be relegated. We'll become an average Championship side with most of our Academy players making up the bulk of the team.

[SuperSAINT]

 

 

[DT]

Blimey

Southampton’s deal to sign Takumi Minamino on loan from Liverpool is imminent, the deal is expected to be completed #saintsfc [@FabrizioRomano]

[DT]

Actually. Good work Saints. 

[Maggie May]

He’s undergoing a medical.

[DT]

DT ping his medical on Merseyside tonight says Sky

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

We need cover at the back, FFS.

Out of interest, where do people see Minamino fitting in to the team?

 

Edited 1 February, 2021 by Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd

[davefizzy14]

Wow thats a big coup! Hes having his medical

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

We need cover at the back, FFS.

Out of interest, where do people see Minamino fitting in to the team?

 

In the role behind the strikers or possibly even up front.

[Colinjb]

3 minutes ago, DT said:

Blimey

Southampton’s deal to sign Takumi Minamino on loan from Liverpool is imminent, the deal is expected to be completed #saintsfc [@FabrizioRomano]

That's.... if it happens, interesting. 

Keep Valery and Bertrand too and i'll take this as an ok day.

[Dr. Kucho]

1 minute ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

We need cover at the back, FFS.

Attack is the best defense!
One of Johan Cruijffs quotes

[Toussaint]

2 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

We need cover at the back, FFS.

Out of interest, where do people see Minamino fitting in to the team?

 

Well he can replace Redmond for starters, Theo if he wasn’t crocked. You’d have to fit him in, he’s a game changer for our turgid attack.

[Baird of the land]

Really can't for life of me understand why we are in for Minamino. What a garbage signing

 

Edited 1 February, 2021 by Baird of the land

[Saint Garrett]

Excited by this one. Hopefully includes an option to buy. 

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

In the role behind the strikers or possibly even up front.

So who gets dropped? Seems like his arrival will just provide a selection headache?

 

[whiteleySaint30]

Just now, Toussaint said:

Well he can replace Redmond for starters, Theo if he wasn’t crocked. You’d have to fit him in, he’s a game changer for our turgid attack.

Not seen him change any games for Liverpool...... too lightweight for the prem. 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Baird of the land said:

Really can't for life of me understand why we are in for Minamino.

 

If we can't sign a fullback, we should use our loan slot to sign somebody. We've struggled in every position this season at one point or another.

[Saint Garrett]

Just now, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

So who gets dropped? Seems like his arrival will just provide a selection headache?

 

Well if Walcott is out for 2 months, there’s one less competition. He can play all across the front 4 positions too. 

[DT]

Takumi Minamino is expected to join his new Southampton team-mates at their team hotel in Manchester, once a medical has been completed this evening #saintsfc [sky]

[beatlesaint]

Just now, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

So who gets dropped? Seems like his arrival will just provide a selection headache?

 

Not with Theo out and Redmond just crap it doesn’t, you could add in Adams inability to hit a barn door when he’s stood in front of it as well if you wanted.

[The Cat]

Just now, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

So who gets dropped? Seems like his arrival will just provide a selection headache?

 

SaintsWeb - "We have a small squad with not enough options"

SaintsWeb - "We have too many players and there's a selection headache."

[Wimborne_saint]

Just now, Baird of the land said:

Really can't for life of me understand why we are in for Minamino.

 

Long is going to Bournemouth....I assume Redmond would take the striker spot (played there on Saturday) and Minamino takes the 'No.10' spot. 

Dissapointing it's not a defender of course, but this could be an absolutely brilliant signing if he can re-discover his form at Salzburg. 

 

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

So who gets dropped? Seems like his arrival will just provide a selection headache?

 

Armstrong covers midfield, Walcott and Redmond covering up top, ward Prowse covering right back...we've got a patchwork team this season that requires a lot of versatility.

[Atlanta Saint]

1 minute ago, Baird of the land said:

Really can't for life of me understand why we are in for Minamino. What a garbage signing

 

Not if we get the player he was before he moved to Liverpool.

[DT]

He has energy and pace. We need this to make chances. Could form a good combo with Ings

[Give it to Ron]

2 minutes ago, whiteleySaint30 said:

Not seen him change any games for Liverpool...... too lightweight for the prem. 

didn’t they say same about Armstrong 

[Baird of the land]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

If we can't sign a fullback, we should use our loan slot to sign somebody. We've struggled in every position this season at one point or another.

Really i'd really prefer no one over a player who has shown zero ability to adapt to the league. No doubt we'll be forced to play him every game too.

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

So who gets dropped? Seems like his arrival will just provide a selection headache?

 

Any Premier League team which puts Shane Long on the pitch is short of options up front. I’d happily take a punt on Minamino rather than watch Long chase his own tail around the pitch for another minute.

[beatlesaint]

1 minute ago, Atlanta Saint said:

Not if we get the player he was before he moved to Liverpool.

Which could happen, the pressure of being at a big club will be lifted from his shoulders.

[qwertyell]

7 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

We need cover at the back, FFS.

Out of interest, where do people see Minamino fitting in to the team?

 

Up top with Ings, doing the Adams role, but less like a baby elephant.

Can do a job in the 10s too. Handy.

[Hawkswood]

4 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Really can't for life of me understand why we are in for Minamino. What a garbage signing

 

Not for me. Im quite chuffed about this. 

[Give it to Ron]

Just now, Baird of the land said:

Really i'd really prefer no one over a player who has shown zero ability to adapt to the league. No doubt we'll be forced to play him every game too.

You would pick Long over this guy??? 

[CB Fry]

4 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

So who gets dropped? Seems like his arrival will just provide a selection headache?

 

We've barely scored a goal in open play this year. So not that much of a  a selection headache going forward.

[DT]

Not registered in time for tomorrow’s game. But hey

[SuperSAINT]

 

Brave move from King if it's a permanent (if Fulham get relegated).

[Nolan]

Like the look of Minamino's positional choices....

[DT]

5 minutes ago, Hawkswood said:

Not for me. Im quite chuffed about this. 

Me too. Salvaged window

[trousers]

So, is this Liverpool doing us a favour in return for having first dibs on Ings in the summer...?

[Teddeer]

Brilliant news if this happens. We are struggling for goals and I think this guy could be the catalyst to get us scoring more. Looks fantastic on his skills video before he signed for Liverpool. Fast, skilled, clever and a good finisher. 

[jawillwill]

2 minutes ago, LeG said:

All out attack for rest of the season then! It's never boring being a saints fan. 

Kids these days don't remember Puel and Pelligrino...

[saint77]

11 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Really can't for life of me understand why we are in for Minamino. What a garbage signing

 

Walcott out for 6/8 weeks and long goes it’s a no brainer 

[Toussaint]

Sod the defence, I’m more than happy to outgun the opposition. Be like the good old days under Lawrie. Win 5-3 one week lose 5-3 the next

[trousers]

5 minutes ago, LeG said:

All out attack for rest of the season then! It's never boring being a saints fan. 

Works for me

[Master Bates]

2 minutes ago, jawillwill said:

Kids these days don't remember Puel and Pelligrino...

Language Timothy!

[Lighthouse]

So is he the Japanese Steve De Ridder, the Scouse Elyounoussi or the new Tadanari Lee?

[HarvSFC]

Well, it worked with Ings... We've had a lot of success in signing fringe players from the higher Prem clubs - Bertrand, Romeu, KWP and the already mentioned Ings. Hopefully get an option to buy in there, as if he is a success we'll have no hope of signing him permanently.

[Saint Since '51]

He'd play as a 10 for us.

Improves the squad. Potential signing in the summer. Good addition.

Better than hastily adding a full-back we really don't want to play.

I think they are gambling on muddling through the short term crisis, and finishing the rest of the season with Vesty (and Salisu) back and using Stephens as cover at full-back, until we can get another decent full-back in the summer.

[Chez]

neat and tidy footballer that loves getting on the ball and can perhaps offer that touch of quality we need in the final third.  More than happy to see if he can replicate RB Salzburg form. 

With COVID limiting finances and scouting and making deals with oversees players tough, the choice of players is very limited, so this feels like a nice outcome.

[Toussaint]

5 minutes ago, trousers said:

So, is this Liverpool doing us a favour in return for having first dibs on Ings in the summer...?

Think it’s more likely that Klopp and Liverpool see us as the ideal club and environment for him to improve and develop