Virgil Van Dijk (Southampton)

What's funnier is the fact that you completely miss the point. Either we (or the owners more specifically) properly compete in terms of finances, or we accept that CERTAIN players aren't gettable. It's simple really, there's no point in wasting time on ungettable targets.

Some fans would get all fired up if we enquired about Lionel Messi, but some of us woild prefer to keep ut real. Van Djyk for us is unrealistic at the moment, hardly controversial.

Standard reaction from you.

Of course he's gettable, all the reports so far has been that despite a number of teams being interested, we have never been ruled out. Unless of course you can read minds and know where Van Dijk has already decided to go if he is to leave? Which, I highly doubt you can.

The transfer window isn't even open yet, anything can happen, pointless ruling stuff in or out because then you just look daft if it does end up happening. For all we know he could be a massive fan of Klopp and really want to work with him.

Although bringing Messi into it makes you look a bit daft anyway.

I absolutely thing he is gettable and if Jürgen wants him then I see no reason that we shouldn't be able to get it across the line assuming he doesn't have some other reason he  doesn't want to play for us. This is precisely the reason we brought Jürgen here, to get us competing with the big boys and to be able to attract big name talent. If we can't attract big name talent with him, or if FSG won't stump up  the cash, then we might as well be jerking off.

Would go for davinson sanchez of ajax anyway half the price and potential to be much better, before people mention the dutch league, well the old ajax cb combo of alderweireld and vertonghen haven't done too bad.

Sky sports news "reporting" that Utd have now identified VVD as one of three potential replacements. Does anyone else feel this is sliding out of our control??

Exactly one of three players they're looking at, as well as Keane and some other name I've forgot. Still say Utd will end up buying Keane. Getting VVD will depend on whether we're prepared to splash the cash! Favourite for his signature is still probably Chelsea.

I anticipate that only the top tier players (Griezmann, etc) or those at their peak would consider moves based on the amount money being offered...while we need to be smart and quick in concluding the deals with those targets identified as high potential, before our rivals snap them up.
I mean look how well Levy has done at Spurs and they dont pay huge wages either. JK will have to weave some magic this transfer window coz everybody will have money to spend in the level/calibre of player just below the top tier.

It will be interesting to see just how the clubs are going to valuate their players...we could be in for a very inflated transfer window.

Standard reaction from you.

Of course he's gettable, all the reports so far has been that despite a number of teams being interested, we have never been ruled out. Unless of course you can read minds and know where Van Dijk has already decided to go if he is to leave? Which, I highly doubt you can.

The transfer window isn't even open yet, anything can happen, pointless ruling stuff in or out because then you just look daft if it does end up happening. For all we know he could be a massive fan of Klopp and really want to work with him.

Although bringing Messi into it makes you look a bit daft anyway.

Of course he's "gettable" as long as other teams are merely "interested" (I do wonder sometimes about you and whether you deliberately miss the point).

If however their "interest" becomes concrete and they start to talk wages, then unless we radically alter what we have been prepared to do in the past, he becomes "ungettable".

Quite why you seem so keen to make this statement controversial is a mystery to me, but there it is. It is merely stating the blindingly obvious, I put the Lionel Messi reference in to try and make it even more so.

Here's another example for context. Arsenal have reportedly offered Alexis Sanchez 270K per week. Our best paid player is on 150K per week. Now Arsenal aren't either of the Manchester clubs, and nor are they Chelsea, all three spend bigger. If though you want to believe we could win a scrap for VVD's signature with any of those (if their "interest" becomes concrete), under these owners, with our current wage structure, then I'm happy for you  .

If we get him, they didn't want him. It's that simple.

Going to be a long old summer

For some reason I haven't been itchy in silly season since Jürgen became the boss.
I know the committee is still in the place but I expect Jürgen to handle them.

I know all of his signings won't be a hit but it looks like he knows football, knows his style, what he wants to do and how. He knows what kind of players he want to get there.

So I'm gonna lay back and enjoy the show.

For some reason I haven't been itchy in silly season since Jürgen became the boss.
I know the committee is still in the place but I expect Jürgen to handle them.

I know all of his signings won't be a hit but it looks like he knows football, knows his style, what he wants to do and how. He knows what kind of players he want to get there.

So I'm gonna lay back and enjoy the show.

This all day long.

So I'm gonna lay back and enjoy the show.

I tried to do that in January...didn't work too well for me.

I thought we had the 1st dibs for players from Liverpool B (Southampton for those who do not know who Liverpool B are).

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuk Scum, Shitty and Chavs.

Signed for Saints from Celtic for 11mill. Just be done with it and sign their scouts!
Don't see enough of Virgil to know whether he's worth 50mill. Seems like a lot - could we get better for same money?

Is our Southampton loyalty card still valid? Members have it's privileges.

Is our Southampton loyalty card still valid? Members have it's privileges.

It's a bit like those ones you get at all the coffee shops nowadays... If we buy 10 players we get the next one free. Think we're almost halfway there by now surely..

It's a bit like those ones you get at all the coffee shops nowadays... If we buy 10 players we get the next one free. Think we're almost halfway there by now surely..

10? wtf, they increased it? I remember it being 5 during my Uni days!

Ain't gonna happen for us 😟

Twitter blowing up that a deal has been agreed.

£200k a week... says twitter.

Twitter blowing up that a deal has been agreed.

£200k a week... says twitter.

Yeah I doubt a CB is going to be on 200k/week.

Yeah I doubt a CB is going to be on 200k/week.

With the market the way it is now, I really wouldn't be surprised. Look at how the average player, for example Begovic, he's just fetched a £15mill fee and will be on christ knows how much. Deeney will go for £30mill+ and be on mega money etc.

Crazy, that's what it is, gets worse every year.

With the market the way it is now, I really wouldn't be surprised. Look at how the average player, for example Begovic, he's just fetched a £15mill fee and will be on christ knows how much.

Crazy, that's what it is, gets worse every year.

Yep.

I wouldn't be surprised if that'd what Can Dijk ends up getting but would be amazed if its us paying him that.

Twitter blowing up that a deal has been agreed.

£200k a week... says twitter.

Who's reporting that mate? Only one I can see on mine is that indykaila guy and he's about as reliable as my dog at knowing about football.

With the market the way it is now, I really wouldn't be surprised. Look at how the average player, for example Begovic, he's just fetched a £15mill fee and will be on christ knows how much. Deeney will go for £30mill+ and be on mega money etc.

Crazy, that's what it is, gets worse every year.

If that ends up being true then there are probably 4-5 members of the squad that are going to want 250-300k/week or they put in xfer requests.

Who's reporting that mate? Only one I can see on mine is that indykaila guy and he's about as reliable as my dog at knowing about football.

It's probably all bollox mate.

If there's any truth in it we'll find out tomorrow.