[Samuel.]

Not sure how this had anything to do with being a great club or not. The club has to agree to sell, the player has to agree to sign. 50m for 3 players, probably 10-20m more than they're worth. Making it sound like we're stealing players. 50m is plenty enough to replace them. They're not exactly world class players.

And Pochettino leaving is probably playing a big role in players wanting to go. If we weren't buying no doubt there would be interest from elsewhere anyhow, probably from Spurs.

[alex_front2]

Originally Posted by Samuel.

Not sure how this had anything to do with being a great club or not. The club has to agree to sell, the player has to agree to sign. 50m for 3 players, probably 10-20m more than they're worth. Making it sound like we're stealing players. 50m is plenty enough to replace them. They're not exactly world class players.

And Pochettino leaving is probably playing a big role in players wanting to go. If we weren't buying no doubt there would be interest from elsewhere anyhow, probably from Spurs.

Before end of last season both Luke Shaw hinted he wanted to go and Lallana more or less put in a transfer request.

I am sorry but Liverpool have swooped in like vultures and licked clean the eye sockets of Southampton. It's actually abysmal how smaller teams will never have sustained success. The problem with a club like Southampton fc having £50m and being a small club is you still can't buy decent players. They could afford either a Pogba, Blind or a Vidal but obviously these players won't join the Saints.

[Samuel.]

Originally Posted by alex_front2

Before end of last season both Luke Shaw hinted he wanted to go and Lallana more or less put in a transfer request.

I am sorry but Liverpool have swooped in like vultures and licked clean the eye sockets of Southampton. It's actually abysmal how smaller teams will never have sustained success. The problem with having £50m and being a small club is you still can't buy decent players. They could afford a Pogba, Blind or a Vidal but obviously these players won't join the Saints.

No football club would choose not to sign another player simply because their last transfer was from the same team. Literally no club. If a club want a player they're going to go for it regardless, not choose not to on some crazy moral high ground that could mean they lose out. Southampton happen to have the players they desire so it's unfortunate.

There are many more players than the big names. There would be no need for scouts otherwise. They can attract good talent on the grounds that they're a mid table team in the biggest league in the world.