"and can slot in at right-back if required" - close season transfer banter 2014

Krueger has dismissed speculation surrounding the pair's future after they were both linked with a reunion with former Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham, insisting they remain central to the club's plans for the future.

"They are part of the core that we have decided to keep in Southampton," Krueger said. "Jay Rodriguez and Morgan Schneiderlin are not for sale.

"They will be a part of our club as we enter the new season, and in and around Jay Rodriguez and Morgan Schneiderlin and the rest of our core players, we’re excited to continue to build forward but all of those stories (linking the pair with a move away) are false."

When asked if he could categorically guarantee Southampton fans the pair would remain with the club, Krueger replied: "That's correct.

thank fuck

When asked if he could categorically guarantee Southampton fans the pair would remain with the club, Krueger replied: "That's correct.

he *could*, but he didn't

Morgan Schneiderlin @SchneiderlinMo4 · 6m
6 years of an amazing journey #saintsfc DESTROYED in 1 hour !!!

is he including all 6 years of his professional life in that?

if so, doubly glad we're not signing the twit

wait a minute he's been at soton 6 years?!

― Serious Men raised by the Issues Movement (darraghmac), Tuesday, July 29, 2014 6:14 PM (0 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

getting ready for ronaldinho at qpr

Schneiderlin has made an official transfer request now.

so i guess that means he'll forgo any bonuses in his contract if Saints do sell. But really the clubs are like over £10m apart in their valuation and I can't see Levy budging so Southampton might accept the request but still be not sell yeah?

I think when lallana and lovren acted like dicks to get their move lfc's and southampton's valuations were at least in the same general vicinity (ie too bloody high), although I may be wrong.

Krueger vs Levy does have an element of unstoppable force vs immovable object to it. Perhaps they can draft Jean-Michel Aulas in to mediate.

I guess Arsenal might still be interested, though.

I think Liverpool were around 5m out on both of them

Same with Rickie Lambert

I don't have a horse in the race, and I shouldn't really care or be surprised, but I would find Marco Reus to Bayern next summer really really depressing.

Lukaku to Everton, really glad he's freed himself from Chelsea.

fuck sake spurs

The limited action of the WC made him look like a Prem Lge striker, which tbf Chelsea could have used last season (and this). Not sure Mourinho is wrong in thinking he's not CL level tho'. Yet.

Levy waiting until 31 August to change up Adebayor/Soldado/Kane strike force yeah?

Or is it....Coulibaly time!

If Lukaku's add-ons were specifically linked to what he achieved at Chelsea (rather than out on loan elsewhere) then I guess Chelsea have doubled their money. Not bad. Did the same with De Bruyne. Gotta love FFP.

Destro still rumoured to be most likely. Replacing Kane with someone like Kramaric would be nice too.

Premier League @premierleague · 1h
BREAKING: Vanishing spray will be used in the Barclays Premier League from the start of this season #SprayForBPL

What a joyless club Chelsea is

i hear the vanishing spray doesn't actually do anything if players step over it

The deal is a statement of intent for Vanarama joining Barclays Bank plc and Sky Bet as one of only three title partners of the top tier of English football

Everton @Everton · 1m
CONFIRMED: @RomeluLukaku9 becomes our Club-record signing, arriving from Chelsea on a 5-year deal for a fee of £28million. #WelcomeHomeRom

twenty whuuuut?

isn't that p much exactly the fellaini fee?

even so, everton don't seem like a club that should be spending that kind of dough on one player

He had two years left on his contract, no? Price seems fair in the current market.

He's only 21 y/o, knows what it's like to score in the PL, I can see it tbh

well yeah soldado for 26m excuses everything ever

ahem Carroll

its a good price

TV money reality sez Everton can pay it for a player v likely to perform and recoup as much in future

Plus which, they already know he fits in at the club. Given Martinez has had his fingers burned when paying (comparatively) big money for a striker before, that's a very big thing - Everton need a serious striker, but can't afford to spend big on someone who might go all Dani Osvaldo on them.

oh it's totally a good fee, i'm not disputing that. just yknow new look for everton

atleti showing the way really. sell big, buy big, rinse repeat & pray to god u never err

Soton actually brought a player in! Ryan Bertrand on loan for a year.

Btw are we doing a fantasy league thing again this year? Quite looking forward to filling it in and not looking at it ever again after the third matchday tbh

loaning in a gang of underutilised top 4 players would be aces trolling from them rn

we sure that bertrand loan isnt just a stipulation of the lfc transfer

I've already set up the Fantasy Football leagues for 2014/15, LBI:

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/
• 297097-79958 for the regular Serie ILF
• 297097-79972 for the ILF Zingari head-to-head league

Thanks man!

Dan Roan @danroan · 1h
West Ham's Ravel Morrison charged with 2 common assaults after 2 women were assaulted. Due before Manchester & Salford Magistrates

Spurs reportedly close to signing Eric Dier from Sporting. idk whether he's much good or whether the novelty factor of a British kid getting a few games at a decent European club is getting the better of them.

Apparently he went to Everton on loan three years ago and I have no memory of that whatsoever. Presumably he didn't actually play.

Ryan Gauld went to Sporting earlier in the summer. Has signing British kids become a thing for them?

Dier's family lived in Portugal when they signed him (figures Spurs would buy the one british kid that doesn't count as homegrown). I think he would have only be 17 or so when he was at Everton.

Only transfer rumor worth a damn to my hometown club -- Jermaine Jones coming to Chicago for $3mil.

I saw that. Used to love him at Schalke.

http://nbcprosoccertalk.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/btoffeiciaaddof.jpg

Germany just won the Euro U19's beating Portugal in the final 1-0. Oztunali looks a heck of a player, hope he gets some game time with Leverkusen this season.

Oh just wiki'd him and apparently he's Uwe Seeler's grandson!

Kimmich looked good too.

looks like Memo Ochoa is going to Malaga

huh it would seem we may be signing mauricio isla on loan for the season tomorrow

guess it's testament to the massive psychological damage that hughes wrought that i'm honestly kinda thinking i'd rather we just let danny simpson crack on with it