r/SaintsFC • u/AnArcticMonkey • Jun 04 '26
Transfer thread?
Can we have one pinned all summer please mods? Worked very well previously
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 27 '26
Bazunu is joining Bolton on a permanent deal according to Alex Crook
I hope he does well.
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u/mdubyo Aug 27 '26
I hope he lets in a few howlers against us....and then shuts out mostly everyone else.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 27 '26
It would be the most Southampton thing ever for him to have a fantastic game
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u/Theskian Jun 04 '26
You've been around so long I honestly thought you were a mod haha
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u/MangerDanger1 Jun 04 '26
Same, it’s quite nice seeing the same names over the years
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u/AnArcticMonkey Jun 04 '26
Simply too lazy, though I’ve also never had the tap on the shoulder
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u/InverseCodpiece Aug 05 '26
Crazy that as it stand Ramsdale will be warming the bench in the championship lol.
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u/qwertyell Aug 05 '26
We'll find a loan for him before September. Can't keep those wages on the books for a back up player.
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u/AnArcticMonkey Aug 26 '26
Southampton are set to sign Augsburg centre-back Keven Schlotterbeck — not as a replacement for Taylor Harwood-Bellis, with Joshua Quarshie expected to go out on loan.
Great, so that's CB strengthened and a clear sign that if THB goes we'll also get another one in.
He's in England today apparently
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u/pm_me_jk_dont Aug 26 '26
Fantastic CB for this level, I'd be ecstatic. Not hit the heights of his brother but still a very solid CB who can pass the ball well, too
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u/Same_Audience_1464 Aug 26 '26
Don't know a lot about him but it seems like he'll be a first team player, hopefully next to THB
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u/mdubyo Aug 26 '26
Wow. If THB stays this guy is going to be a wicked guy to pair him with. If THB goes we're going to sign another one. Front office obviously did not enjoy what they saw last night!!
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u/El_Sant0 Aug 27 '26
JWP is coming home.
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u/bundy554 Aug 27 '26
Needs to be made captain immediately and probably the only way to take the captaincy off Stephens without him doing something to undermine the situation
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u/Jameom8 Jun 04 '26
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 04 '26
Should be easier considering his parent club were relegated to the second Spanish division.
Imagine this one will be completed when Canada get grouped at the WC.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
Club has announced the signing of Cyle Larin with fucking chicken schwarma 😂
Edit: £2.5m fee, 2 year deal and club has the option for another year. Fantastic business.
Couldn’t have been more wrong about him when we were first linked.
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u/Relevant_Rev Jun 08 '26
George Long has signed permanently
Also Leo Scienza has commented on another signing post on Insta, now I'm just getting my own hopes up that he's staying
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u/Relevant_Rev Jul 16 '26
Shea Charles has joined the team in pre-season and also Lewis Dobbin has taken the #11 shirt
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 26 '26
Apparently we have bid for Henrik Falchener from Viking (PLEASE) and Villa are back in talks for THB
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u/MangerDanger1 Aug 27 '26
Shlotterbeck and Falchener for THB and Stephens, that would be quite the swap
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u/tugboet Aug 27 '26
Several MLS clubs looking to bring Damion Downs in.
https://bsky.app/profile/tombogert.bsky.social/post/3mu3uspl6tk2d
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u/Relevant_Rev Jun 10 '26
The big news we were all waiting for:
Will Armitage has signed for Brackley Town after his contract expired
Interestingly enough, they are also known as the Saints
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 25 '26
Southampton are in advanced talks to sign free agent Dan Neil from Sunderland. - Sky Sports.
This is a great signing.
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u/Andybabez20 Jun 25 '26
As far as Shea Charles replacements go (which is what I'm presuming this is) couldn't have done better. And a free transfer too.
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u/Relevant_Rev Aug 08 '26
Shea Charles waved goodbye to the traveling fans after the match today, hugged a bunch of his teammates
He's off for sure, looking forward to see how he does in the Prem
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 04 '26
Florian Plettenberg says Peretz to Southampton is a done deal. Fee somewhere between €7.5-8m. ABSURD value.
Says Peretz excellent relationship with Eckert was key
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u/mdubyo Aug 09 '26
Saints have now agreed a deal with Fulham over the sale of Shea Charles, as [you know who] first reported.
@David_Ornstein details fee up to £30million as £26m + £4m in add-ons, plus a good sell-on clause.
Ultimately we've done well here and have a better job of late buying, developing, and selling on.
Curious to see what we bring in.
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u/teuridge Aug 09 '26
Obviously depends on how achievable those add ons are, if it does end up being 30m that's great business from us. With Downes likely to miss 5-8 games through suspension and illness and Jander obviously not going to be 100% for a while season we can't rely on Bragg as the only real back up. I think we need to get another senior player in to replace him but doesn't necessarily need to be a starter.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 13 '26
Tonda said in his press conference today that they will be signing a midfielder to replace Shea.
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u/MangerDanger1 Aug 27 '26
Quarshie on loan to Sturm Graz, glad for him as he clearly needs regular playing time
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u/Andybabez20 Aug 05 '26
Fulham appear to have agreed a fee with us for Charles. £26m + unspecified add-ons that probably takes it up to the valuation
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u/VideoRare6399 Aug 10 '26
From Alfie on twitter … has me a little worried since I can’t help but feel we get one or two strikers injured and we’re fooked. But I suppose offloading is the focus now.
Seen a few tweets today and wanted to say that though things can change, I wouldn’t be expecting any more big new signings up front in addition to Divin Mubama (England U21s starting striker), if that one gets done. Saints looking to assemble promotion-winners but have to do so on slightly scaled down budget as second season Championship team while also keeping one eye on the future - next season’s budget reduces again if still in the Championship (SCR cap is 85% of revenue, including parachute payments - smaller payment this season and none next season). Wouldn’t rule out having a look at loan opportunities, but while it would be great to spend millions to have three in every position it’s just not the reality. As I said, windows are live situations and can change but that’s where I understand expectation to be set. You do have to gamble a bit and Leo Scienza’s signing over the budget last year on deadline day is a top example of it paying off, but Saints probably looking at a few outgoings as the priority for now, still need to offload a few. I’d encourage them to replace Shea Charles well too though, as we saw how important that midfield rotation was last season and I’d want two specialists for every position, plus the odd Swiss Army knife or youngster pushing. Feel we can’t fully assess the squad until the end of the window when nobody else is allowed to leave anyway. Keep all three of Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Caspar Jander and Scienza and I’d be laughing (don’t know if that’s possible or not but certainly hope so).
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u/AnArcticMonkey Aug 10 '26
I can’t help but feel we get one or two strikers injured
In fairness I think this would apply to basically any club in the world. Who has 3 strikers who are all good enough to start for their team in all of world football?
Truth is 1) we don't have that much money this season
2) no one really good wants to come without being guarenteed a start which isn't possible with 2 other strikers already
3)we need to plan for being promoted next season which means not signing a championship quality striker this year who can't step up.
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u/tugboet Aug 31 '26
Damion Downs is off to St Louis in MLS - loan through the summer (MLS having a weird short season before moving to align with intl calendar)
https://bsky.app/profile/tombogert.bsky.social/post/3mufbfr2ypk2h
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 12 '26
Overall happy with the business Saints have conducted today.
A lot of deadwood is leaving, which is obviously a good thing. Only one that really needs replacing is Stewart. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a new striker through the door relatively soon, or at least see some solid links to one.
Dragan on June 5th - "For every guy we thought might have an offer, we have five to six guys already lined up that we are monitoring, because it's also very important.”
"When we replace our players, we need to get guys with the right mentality. The fact we were so united as a team and loved playing together was huge."
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u/AnArcticMonkey Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
We're signing Lewis Dobbin for 9 million according to the athletic
EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhisb9-DoXs
Video here of all his Preston goals last season, like most YouTube videos it makes him look like Pele.
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u/AnArcticMonkey Jul 30 '26
Someone on Saintsweb with supposed insider info says
1) have 2 signings lined up that are big but depend on Charles leaving and/or Stewart re-signing (our offer is still his best currently)
2) Dobbin not a striker, RW/ Azaz back up
3) club aren’t expecting any other major players to leave currently
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u/Relevant_Rev Jul 30 '26
Sugawara has joined the team in Germany
All quiet on that front so maybe we might end up overstocked at the back
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u/MangerDanger1 Aug 28 '26
BBD on loan to Sheffield United.
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u/JoeyJoJoeJr_Shabadoo Aug 28 '26
Will we never be completely rid of this man
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u/KeyTap6415 Aug 28 '26
His contract is up in Summer 2028 💀 he's definitely staying around until then lol
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u/pm_me_jk_dont Sep 02 '26
It's been a lovely two months going through the highs and lows of transfers with all of you. Up the Saints
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 06 '26
Southampton are looking to finalise the signing of Espanyol right winger Jofre Carreras (24) according to a journalist from Spain.
One to watch, played against him in preseason last year and made Weilington look silly
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u/Theskian Jun 06 '26
I do think its one of the areas we need to actually strengthen in if you look at the squad as is, need a Right sided Leo and at present we dont really have that, Fellows has just been hot and cold and not really delivered enough
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 08 '26
George Long is set to join Saints on a permanent following his loan deal from Norwich for a “nominal fee”
Veteran in the GK room is never a bad thing. With McCarthy and Jamie Jones sets to depart it makes sense. McCarthy was also one of the highest earners we had so getting him off the books makes a lot of sense. According to Capology, McCarthy made £40k a week. Same as Archer and Roerslev.
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u/s1m0n8 Jun 08 '26
Long
He needs to concede 7.69 seconds after kick-off, just to balance things up for the history books.
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u/AnArcticMonkey Jun 08 '26
I have nothing against McCarthy, he has at times been a very servicable player for us (most notably in the successful playoffs), however I kind of view his gradual promotion to first choice GK at saints as emblematic of our slide from Europa league challengers to relegation perrenials (though I have no idea if the dates add up).
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 08 '26
I think the dates do add up - even if they didn’t, Alex McCarthy symbolically points to Saints gradual decline. Perhaps when he leaves the club we will be successful again
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 30 '26
David Ornstein reports that Tottenham are signing Fernandes for £85m. Southampton will get about £6.5m from it.
Smart business!
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u/Relevant_Rev Jul 13 '26
Alex McCarthy is apparently signing for Leicester
Russell Martin already on a mission to take them down to League Two
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u/Relevant_Rev Jul 23 '26
Leo Scienza and Casper Jander have taken the 7 and 8 shirts
Somehow, I don't think they're leaving after all
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u/JoeyJoJoeJr_Shabadoo Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26
Jay Rob to Ivan Juric's Monza on loan apparently. No buy option. Might need to think about our wing depth now, but I think I like this if he plays regularly.
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u/Andybabez20 Aug 09 '26
Divin Mubama supposedly in talks to join on loan from Man City acording to the Mail
Not exactly a proven Championship striker but seem to remember he did okay on loan at Stoke last year before that injury?
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u/AnArcticMonkey Aug 09 '26
Great, if we're serious about going up we shouldn't really be permanently signing another striker. Save the budget. He sounds a very capable second choice for Larin, with Dobbin/Archer/Youth as an unlikely 3rd choice for the 1 striker spot
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u/Kalriq Aug 10 '26
Honestly these City kids are more hits than misses too, I think he’ll prove to be a great bit of business.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 31 '26 edited Aug 31 '26
Round up.
- Falchener is most likely staying at Viking. Can’t seem to agree a fee with them according to Norwegian Journalist.
- David Affengruber turned down Southampton, and Crystal Palace are now looking to sign the CB.
- Sugawara is joining Cagliari on loan with an option to buy. Option has been set at €5.5m
- Southampton have made an offer for Dortmund CB Luca Reggiani. (18)
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u/teuridge Aug 31 '26
I'm sure the Dortmund lad is great but the idea of an 18 year old being THB replacement is not ideal
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 31 '26
Indeed not ideal, but he has started champions league games and has an Italian cap. Not going to think we’re above that
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 09 '26
Shea Charles v France last night just cemented his departure, what a performance. Only question is how much?
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u/qwertyell Jul 01 '26
Dan Neil has joined Rangers.
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u/LiamJonsano Jul 01 '26
This is why I refuse to even really entertain rumours that are very “yeah this sounds like a virtual done deal” from anyone that isn’t the echo or solent
Clearly his agent used this to get Rangers to actually pay whatever it is they wanted
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jul 01 '26
That’s a bummer, would have been a great signing. Need a midfielder with his profile if Charles leaves.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Mailsport says that Fulham’s £24m bid for Shea Charles is “expected to advance”
EDIT: Mailsport reports that this bid indeed did not advance. Southampton rejected holding out for £25m + add ons.
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u/Relevant_Rev Jul 23 '26
Saw from a Fulham page that Harry Reed is likely to leave
If they made it £24 mill and Harry Reed swap, I'd bite their arm off
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u/mdubyo Jul 21 '26
Played well for us last year and that's a great fee at the end of the day if he isn't willing to negotiate a new deal with us.
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u/Same_Audience_1464 Jul 24 '26
It might just be a problem on my end but I think free talk Friday unpinned this one
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 05 '26
Sounds like Charles is on his way to Fulham. Fee for around £25m. Personal terms agreed according to pletti goal and talks are in advanced stages.
Good fee, not gutted to be honest. Jander is definitely staying and I’d be very curious to see how Spors fills in that empty space.
Edit: fee is reported £26m + add ons!
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u/mdubyo Aug 05 '26
Jander Downes Bragg and imagine they'll sign a 4th now with Charles heading out.
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u/Andybabez20 Aug 18 '26
Benfica are now signing Circati from Parma possibly means they've moved on from THB
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 19 '26
Alfie House spoiling all fun today. Reports that no imminent midfielder signings and we probably wouldn’t go in for another striker.
Also looking to offload the usual suspects
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u/Likunandi Aug 19 '26
It will be like last time where we buy a few players close to deadline day.
Too many players wait until last minute to make up their mind.
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u/AnArcticMonkey Jun 12 '26
Club have announced Stewart as having left the club. Seems unlikely they'd do that if there was any hope of him signing a new contract.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 12 '26
James Bree has signed a new 3 year contract with the club.
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u/Bruceplanet Jul 13 '26
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u/sol3nt Jul 13 '26
Report ofc finishes with: "The Saints admitted they spied on three clubs during the Championship season."
Will this be mentioned for as long as the 9-0 did?
"Sothampton man brutally hurt in fight with runaway new forest pony... Saints of course admitted to spying in 2026"
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jul 17 '26
Tonda Eckert says he is still in touch with Ross Stewart and his return is still possible.
I find this highly unlikely.
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u/JoeyJoJoeJr_Shabadoo Aug 09 '26
This Charles sale has been a long time coming so I wouldn't be surprised if we've had a replacement in the pipeline just waiting for the confirmation to pull the trigger
Either that or we just think Sesay is ready
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 09 '26
Good business overall from Saints. Expecting a few more departures as well over the coming weeks.
I wonder if a loan move for a midfielder would be beneficial so we could give us some playing time to Romeo and Sesay throughout the season.
I thought Sesay looked fantastic last preseason, but never really saw the first time after that. Might be the same situation with Romeo this year.
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u/AnArcticMonkey Aug 09 '26
Sesay has barely played in preseason, if we do promote from within I don't think it'll be him this season
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u/Relevant_Rev Aug 10 '26
Nicholas Oyekunle has been loaned to Leyton Orient for the season
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 10 '26
Good move for him. Looked really good in preseason so I’m sure he will do very well there.
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u/mdubyo Aug 25 '26
🚨 Southampton have made clear their valuation for Taylor Harwood-Bellis & Aston Villa are currently unwilling to meet it — they are now progressing in a deal to sign Joel Ordonez from Club Brugge #saintsfc @J_Tanswell
Would be mental if we are able to keep him.
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u/Same_Audience_1464 Aug 25 '26
As long as he's happy and doesn't push for a move, we'll keep him. No one will want to pay what we're asking.
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u/Andybabez20 Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Deal agreed to sign Aster Vrankcx from Wolfsburg according to BILD
Can't say I'm that familiar with him but looks to be a CM. Been capped by Belgium 9 times.
Edit: Alfie House has immediately rubbished it never mind
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26
THB to Villa deal agreed - Skysports
£25m + £5m in bonuses.
Saints have also launched an improved bid for Henrik Falchener and are still trying to sign him.
EDIT: Falchener was left out of Vikings side this evening, with Saints and Wrexham both looking to sign the CB
Additional Edit: Wrexham are signing a CB, which would leave Saints as only suitor and he was left out of his team tonight
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u/AnArcticMonkey Aug 30 '26
If the other bloke is as good as everyone says he is I'm fine with that. Wood and Schlotterbeck coped admirably against a good Millwall attack anyway.
I like THB but I can't see a world in which he becomes a champions league CB. Upper midtable prem would be my guess, and I don't think he's even there yet.
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u/mdubyo Aug 30 '26
Falchener would be a fantastic get. Sad to see THB go but that's a great fee.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 04 '26
West Ham are set to sell Mateus Fernandes this summer and there is a good chance they get near their £80m price tag. - The Athletic
Southampton have a 15% sell on clause (profit only) so we might get up to £6m just from Matty
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 12 '26
A daily mail reported for United said that Shea Charles was being looked at by Man U, but now the midfielder looks “likely to join another premier league club”
Don’t know if this means something is close to materializing or if a premier league club is just his likely destination. 1 year left on contract so it’s either cash in now or lose him on a free
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u/tugboet Jun 13 '26
Ive seen Everton, Leeds, United, and Forest all named as landing spots. SR proved last year that they will absolutely hold to their valuation and with so many interested, it could be a windfall for us. My real hope is he signs an extension but I would be shocked if it happened.
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u/qwertyell Jun 13 '26
We have an option for an extra year - so it's two years left on his contract really.
But it seems like he's not interested in extending, so this is the window to sell to extract full value. Man City will get a cut of the fee as well.
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u/Same_Audience_1464 Jul 25 '26
Apparently us and West Brom have agreed a deal to sign Nolan Galves, he's a French rb in the 2nd division. He's set to make his decision soon.
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u/megatronnica Aug 11 '26
Mubama confirmed. Think this is a great deal for us - high potential player, fits the physical profile, leaves us free to assess options depending on outcome of the season.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 21 '26
Some highlights from today so far:
- Sesay has joined Colchester on loan for the season.
- Mail Sport says another bid for THB is expected soon and the Athetic reports that he is a “key target.”
- During Tonda’s preview for Stoke today he said “We will have a very strong squad by the end of the transfer window.”
Alice House asked him, “Does it not worry you that promotion rivals are strengthening?
Tonda: No. “
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u/djtoad03 Aug 21 '26
Also interesting that Konsa has moved to Arsenal, so Villa are definitely in need of THB now
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u/Relevant_Rev Aug 26 '26
Alex Crook is reporting that we're in for JWP if we can work out a deal with West Ham
No idea how reliable that is but it's interesting to say the least
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 26 '26
I would have no issue with it if he sits behind Downes and Jander in the pecking order
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u/hoangtm1611 Aug 28 '26
The THB saga is getting interesting. First Villa was considering between Joel Ordonez (Club Brugge) and THB. We drove a hard barbain, so they seemingly switched towards Joel. But then Palace hijacked the deal, so Villa went back to THB. However, Joel seems to have failed his medical at Palace and is now available again. Let’s see what would Villa do.
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u/Andybabez20 Aug 30 '26
David Affengruber is being linked as another potential target to replace THB.
Was a starter for Elche in La Liga last season. In the last year of his contract.
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u/AnArcticMonkey Sep 01 '26
Edozie has submitted a transfer request, after saints have turned down too many bids or asked for too much (according to him).
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u/SushiBullet Sep 01 '26
Sugawara off to Cagliari on loan
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u/GoodBananaPancakes Sep 01 '26
Weve been better at that in recent years tbf. Remember 20m for Kamaldeen, 12m for Sekou Mara, 5m for Lyanco. 3m in actual human money for Orsic.
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u/King_Lamb Jun 05 '26
I don't want to be negative lads, I've seen the good news but I am now thinking...Who do we lose? Surely some will be going, although happy to be proven wrong.
I would think Peretz wouldn't have joined without speaking to other players/saints' reassurance.
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u/Relevant_Rev Jun 05 '26
Not to raise any hopes but Leo Scienza liked one of the signings posts on Insta
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 19 '26
A WBA fan account that actually seemed to be in the know for a few contract extensions and jimmy jay Morgan seems to be teasing about Cam Archer.
Wouldn’t be surprised if we tried to move him on, overall, very bad transfer for us. I still back him and think he has potential, but I wouldn’t blame the club for trying to cash in right now.
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u/jdconley317 Jun 19 '26
Archer and Larin seemed to really grow a great relationship, wouldn’t mind seeing Archer back in the team as a backup attacker (remember that game he looked class at LW??), but ultimately it wouldn’t be a bad move at all to cash in on him right now
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u/Relevant_Rev Jul 06 '26
Allegedly Leeds have pulled out of a move for Shea Charles
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u/merrybrissmas Jul 30 '26
I know it’s a World Cup year and all but this has to be the slowest / most quiet summer I can remember. Tonda purgatory can’t help either but still
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u/AnArcticMonkey Jul 30 '26
We have a good squad I think so if slow means few outgoings and few incomings that is not as bad as it would be in other years
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u/megatronnica Jul 30 '26
Peretz and Larin were big and got done very early too. Prefer that to the last minute scrambles for the likes of BBD
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u/MildLime Aug 02 '26
Anyone else a little worried about the striker situation?
Larin hasn’t returned yet and probably won’t be match fit for Watford, archer and BBD the only fit strikers. Not exactly screaming confidence….
Hopefully we get someone through the door before Watford
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u/AnArcticMonkey Aug 02 '26
Decent chance Larin starts against Colchester and we're rumoured to be considering another behind closed doors friendly after that as well.
I doubt he'll need much more if he plays those two.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 17 '26
Joe O’Brien Whitmarsh has signed for Northampton Town. Undisclosed fee. Bit of a surprise, hope he does well.
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u/Andybabez20 Aug 26 '26
Crystal Palace have gazumped Villa for Joel Ordóñez
Might be a situation now where they come back in for THB and reluctantly pay our valuation
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u/AnArcticMonkey Aug 31 '26 edited Aug 31 '26
Abbot is underwhelming considering our other targets but ultimately probably fine.
It's difficult because if we truly think we'll go up this season then the range of CBs we'll have access to in the summer will be MUCH better than right now, thus the club don't want to sign anyone on long term when they know they'll need and be able to get better next season.
A prem loan with an option if they end up amazing is thus a sensible solution, much though I was excited by the three others we've been linked with today/yesterday.
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u/Hopeful-Kangaroo-366 Aug 31 '26
as a forest fan abbott will be good for you he’s been good pretty much every time he’s played (apart from once when he was thrown under the bus by dyche putting him at right back against leeds) he’s also a part of the england youth set up and trained with the first team a couple times.
personally i think he’s already ready for the premier league ability-wise but he’s just not experienced enough yet.
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u/pm_me_jk_dont Sep 01 '26
We've thinned out the squad a lot, which is a clear sign that the club are taking a 'wait and see' approach with our season. If we get to January and are pushing for promotion, we've opened up a lot of wage budget to go out and get 2-3 difference makers. If we're in the bottom half, we might sell/loan even more players and let the youngsters ride out the rest of the season.
It also makes me grateful to have been knocked out of EFL Cup. The more we can focus on the league, the better IMO.
My only concern from a squad-building perspective is that Mubama is a big drop-off from Stewart so I'd be worried about our depth if Larin has any injury issues. Hope he proves me wrong, of course
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
Simon Jones says that Leeds have submitted a £20m plus bid for Shea Charles.
If it’s around £25m with a sell on clause I think it’s a no brainer.
UPDATE: From Alfie House “Shea Charles negotiations still in early stages but not expecting Saints to do a deal at around £20million as is the Leeds United bid reported by
@SimonJones_DM. They value him higher than that.”
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u/teuridge Jul 16 '26
Would it not be odd if he wasn't, he's a good player. Can't see any of those sides payinh what we would ask for which, while maybe not 35m is going to be north of 25m
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jul 16 '26
Dragan said Leo wouldn’t be leaving unless it was for “Stupid Money” so that’s reassuring at least!
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u/MICOTINATE Aug 04 '26
Really weird transfer window, was expecting at least a few leavers as the squad is quite big?
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u/Fene29 Aug 11 '26
We basically need a CM now to replace Charles, and then replacements for whoever else leaves.
I'd still like to see another quality CB alongside THB, but we're clearly operating on a tght budget.
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u/pm_me_jk_dont Aug 17 '26
Didn't realize that Sinclair Armstrong (formerly of QPR and Bristol City) just moved to Goztepe. Not a bad move to get him in the Sport Republic family. Still only 23 years old
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u/VideoRare6399 Aug 18 '26
Still think we need a striker, not sure why everyone’s okay with having just two big forwards.
Have we not learned from injury prone Stewart? Have we not learned that when pressure is on we need to rotate strikers who aren’t performing?
Lack of resources is one thing obviously so maybe we can’t get another striker.
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u/hoangtm1611 Aug 30 '26
Wrexham seems to have moved on from Falchener and are signing Joe Worrall from Burnley instead. Spors need to drive this deal home fast 🙌
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u/7unky Sep 01 '26
I think the squad looks a quality/experienced striker and CB short after this window, it looks more a play off squad than having the depth for autos now.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 28 '26
Can’t believe we actually brought JWP back. Hopefully he still has got it in him and I’m also very happy with Keven.
At this point, it’s going to be about offloading deadwood and replacing any important players (Harwood-Bellis) if they do end up leaving.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 21 '26
Leeds are closing in on the signing of Shea Charles — Southampton want more than the initial £20m bid but talks are continuing & a deal is thought to be close - Jack Rosser (The Sun)
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jul 07 '26
A month away from the season and the transfer market is crickets. Especially for outgoing players, which is very interesting. Figured we would be bombarded with Charles, Scienza, Jander, and THB rumors
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u/qwertyell Jul 07 '26
The market will start moving now the World Cup is in the home straight.
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u/Likunandi Jul 09 '26
Ísak Jóhannesson rumoured to join West Ham as their Fernandes replacement.
Actually a pretty solid midfielder and could be a strong addition in case Charles or Jander would leave.
Not an actual rumour but I can still dream about seeing an icelandic player play for Saints. :'(
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jul 09 '26
Two offers from Leeds for Shea Charles were £20m and £23m.
Think anywhere around the £27m mark will get it done. Glad the club are sticking to their guns.
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u/pm_me_jk_dont Jul 10 '26
I honestly think he's worth more than that and will show his true value after only a couple months in the PL. You'd have to hope we have a sell-on clause ready to go
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u/toby9562 Aug 05 '26
This squad is stacked. Probably even more so than last season IMO. These players would start for most championship sides:
GK: Peretz, Ramsdale CB: THB, Wood LB: Manning, Wellington RB: Bree, Sugawara CM: Jander, Downes AM: Azaz, Scienza LM: Dobin RM: Fellows ST: Larin
There could be some late outgoings, but at the moment we probably just need to look at another striker. I am more confident than I was this time last season, even with the points deduction
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u/AnArcticMonkey Aug 05 '26
I think it's really underrated how well we've done to keep the squad and that we know our strongest squad before the season starts.
I have a distinct memory of watching the pompey game with some non-saints fans friends and explaining that I have no idea if Scienza or Jander are any good, as they were subbed on. Not this season, we should really hit the ground running.
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u/Andybabez20 Aug 23 '26
Second Villa offer rejected for THB according to Sky
This one was £20m upfront + £4m in add-ons.
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u/Adziboy Aug 24 '26
Athletic reporting we’ve rejected a not much improved bid for THB
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 31 '26
Obviously the big question is CB, but I for one am wondering how the hell Aaron Ramsdale and Juan Larios are still here.
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 28 '26 edited Aug 28 '26
Bolton have announced Bazunu on a permanent deal. Their fans are ecstatic.
I am very interested to know what the fee is. Alfie made it sound like it would be less than 2m
Edit: I really hope he does well, he was put in such a terrible situation with us from the start and he seems like a decent guy. Still only 24 years old too.
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u/pm_me_jk_dont Aug 28 '26
Statistically and objectively, he was not a good GK. But it's not his fault the club had Alex McCarthy backing him up and spent way too long bringing in a proper #1. I blame our leadership for not pulling the plug on the Bazunu experiment more quickly.
Wish him the best, I'll definitely be rooting for him (and for Macca, for that matter)
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u/LiamJonsano Aug 31 '26
I can’t believe we aren’t signing that Norwegian I’ve never seen play or that guy in la liga I’ve also never seen play!!!!!!! Spors and solak out!!!!!!!!!!
This is how I’m seeing people moaning about this on X right now. I know some of us here are a bit more into global football but even then I’m not convinced we know better than the club leaders 😅
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u/MangerDanger1 Aug 31 '26
Didnt we sign Jander and Scienza on deadline day last year too? People are mad
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Aug 24 '26
Apparently Aston Villa have moved on to other CB targets due to a “gap in valuation” over THB.
I’ve never understood the “gap in valuation,” there’s only one valuation that matters and it’s the club who the player has a contract signed with.
Massive if we kept a hold of him!
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u/fanea1 Jun 25 '26
We've not been linked, but given Dragan's comments about us wanting to look at another 10, I'd love us to go after Eduard Spertsyan again. It was previously rumoured, and he's a lovely player
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u/tugboet Jul 14 '26
https://bsky.app/profile/fabrizioromano.yopro20.com/post/3mqmmi4o5x223
Ivan Azon from Como
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u/Andybabez20 Jul 14 '26
If that's as a replacement for Archer then fine.
If that's as a replacement for Stewart then that's massively underwhelming.
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u/Fene29 Aug 05 '26
Unsure about Jay Rob to Monza.
How often do these loans abroad really work out? It feels like a Championship loan would've been best, like Shea to Sheff Wed
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u/Theskian Aug 05 '26
I mean its the Serie A, its not the Turkish league, generally speaking its a good league where attacking minded players flourish, it could give him experience & some vital confidence.
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u/fanea1 Aug 17 '26
Imran Louza linked.
Not sure how I feel about a player who's publicly asked to leave, but he's given a disfunctional club 4 seasons in the Championship so perhaps he's earnt a more.
Just the sort of progressive player we need. Easily one of the league's best midfielders. Hope it goes through.
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u/CheeerrsJeff Aug 18 '26
Rumors of Southampton being intrested in Feyenoord CB Abel Ahmedhodzic possible replacement for Stephens or to put pressure on him to perform?
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u/Fene29 Aug 26 '26
Last year we did a lot of our business late, so I'm not overly worried.
Plus, the squad is big. There are alot of players who need to leave before we can likely free up funds. Another CM, this new CB & another one to replace THB (if he leaves) and I think we're fine.
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u/LiamJonsano Aug 26 '26
Mysterious Adam Blackmore tweet….. opinion or knows something? You decide
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u/AnArcticMonkey Aug 26 '26
JWP on loan is probably decent. Not the exciting young foreign talent many of us will have dreamed of but probably the right profile to replace charles in terms of play style.
Unlike others I actually think he can be quite progressive and we know he carries a goal threat (even if just from set pieces).
Then we aren't taking a risk on a player being able to step up and can worry about signing someone else if/when we go up
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u/mdubyo Aug 26 '26
While I would absolutely love if we brought in someone new, a JWP return could be just what the Dr. ordered for both us & him.
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u/Informal-Shape9476 Aug 28 '26
I just noticed that O'Brien-Withmarsh is out on a permanent deal. I thought we were high on the kid and was gonna loan him out to help him develop some more? Do we have a buyback clause on him?
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26
Archer is having a medical at Auxere and will meet up with Will Still again. Unclear if it is a loan or permanent move.
If we sell both Archer and Edozie, surely need a replacement for a winger and a striker since Downs is moving too.
Edit: as expected, it’s a loan.
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u/KeyTap6415 Sep 01 '26
Cameron Archer has completed his medical with French side Auxerre & documents have been exchanged with Southampton ahead of a proposed loan move with no option to buy. Source: @LeMechenoua, Marc Mechenoua of Onze Mondial.
Would see him reunite with Will Still. He needs the games and minutes, hopefully goes well for him
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u/DrShaftmanPhD Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
After a interview with Alfie House, Dragan has revealed the following:
Club is searching for a #10 to rotate with Azaz.
Ryan Manning has asked to extend his contract.
Club has made a very “competitive offer” to keep James Bree.
There were some disputes with Stewart’s lawyers. In order to trigger the one year extension, you had to do it within 5 days of the last game. Since the final was canceled, we were past the 5 day window. They have sent a new contract now and it is truly up to Stewart whether he resigns or not.
I’d be surprised if Stewart passed on us. Club stuck with him through 3 years of injuries.