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Episode 251: TRANSFER TUESDAY!
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Southampton –August really is where it is all happening! A bumper episode of tranfers to bring you today!
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Introduction and Hosts' Chat
00:00:08
Zak
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, Southampton fans. Welcome to the Daily Southampton, part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. Today, I am your host, Zach Ngo Finch, as ever, joined by the wonderful Gregory Elliott.
00:00:26
Zak
How you doing, bud?
00:00:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm doing good mate.
00:00:28
Zak
Yeah?
00:00:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's another day. I've been out all day playing every sport under the sun
Southampton Transfer Overview
00:00:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
with my kids.
00:00:34
Zak
Yeah?
00:00:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah, I'm just what yeah more tired than if I've been at work, that's all.
00:00:35
Zak
Nice. Enjoying the summer sunshine?
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just...
00:00:43
Zak
Yeah, that's a different type of tide, right? You stare at code for it ah ah like long enough, it starts to look back at you.
00:00:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:00:49
Zak
However, you're not here to to listen to us waffle about our lives, or maybe you are. we're going to talk about Southampton Football Club. and We are specifically going to talk about transfers because Gregory is the favourite day of the week.
00:01:00
Zak
It is Transfer Tuesday. And whole boy howdy, is there a lot to talk about in the space of a week.
00:01:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
they Mate, you said that August was going to be the one where it happens, and it is that way, right?
00:01:10
Zak
and I also said July, let's not give myself that much credit. During the transfer window, things may happen. Right, so I wanted to kind of open the episode with a word from... We didn't even do an episode of the Fans Forum because it didn't really feel worth it. But one of the things that Spores said on attacking signings was, I think we had a great preseason because it showed us what we needed to see.
00:01:38
Zak
Scoring goals is not just on two or three players. And the summer window is not closed. Not everything is done. And that was on attacking sidings. So that says a lot.
00:01:50
Zak
And then, yeah, so so we're not we're not done yet, Greg, apparently.
00:01:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I mean,
00:01:55
Zak
i feel like we're kind of hoping for that, considering, you know, we've had our first game now.
Will Smallbone's Future
00:02:00
Zak
There's a little bit of time before for the window window closes. but But I think we we're worried about not having quite that attacking flair.
00:02:08
Zak
Maybe you have a difference of opinion. We did all right against Wrexham, to be fair, with what we had.
00:02:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
we, i mean
00:02:14
Zak
But it's not going to hurt to have an extra...
00:02:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
i mean we We did alright against Wrexham, but worth pointing out that neither of the goal scorers was forward.
00:02:23
Zak
So there's going to be definitely some things to discuss.
00:02:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
but yeah
00:02:28
Zak
So Greg, how do you want to start today's Mammoth episode? you want to start it with outgoings do you want to start with incomings?
00:02:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Always outs first. Always outs first.
00:02:35
Zak
Right. Always out first. so So a couple of these players have their own, I guess, ongoing sagas. You're all going to know who one of them is. There's the start of another one at this point.
00:02:48
Zak
So let's just let's just start with some of the other things. So according to Jack Rosser on X, the Everything app, Smallbone could move on from Southampton this summer.
00:02:57
Zak
So don't even really know if this constitutes a rumor because where I'm at is that, okay, he could move on if a bid comes in for him. So could most players. It doesn't feel like there's any country. I guess what it says here is that if there is a sufficient interest, that he might have a move.
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean...
00:03:17
Zak
bit A bit of a non-anything, really, but I can understand, ah guess, why.
00:03:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I mean, he's out it is he out injured at the moment? Is that why he wasn't in the squad on the week?
00:03:27
Zak
I think so.
00:03:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
He took a knock right.
00:03:30
Zak
It's one of those things where if Aribo goes, right, theoretically, you then at that point got Matsuki, who was obviously on the bench. You're going to have Shea Charles. You're going to have Flynn Downs.
00:03:41
Zak
And then going Smallbone. Obviously, Smallbone fits into more than just that role. But that's primarily where I see him coming on. if he's needed.
00:03:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:03:49
Zak
And, you know, i think that, as you said, it's it's the fact that he's such a utility player that's almost to his detriment. So I guess we'll have to see where the balance is at the end of, you know, the the window.
00:04:02
Zak
but i if he wanted to move on to to play a bit more, I can understand that. It'd be sad to kind of lose him, you know, as much as we...
Interest in Dom Ballard
00:04:10
Zak
we, he, he's been a big scapegoat.
00:04:13
Zak
You know, we've, we've not had, we've had opinions on him on some of his performance in the Premier League last year, for sure. But, you know, as you've also pointed out many times before, Greg, he's a decent utility player.
00:04:23
Zak
So, I guess we'll see what happens, but,
00:04:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i think that I think that Smallbone is a good championship player. I don't think that he's one that is likely to...
00:04:32
Zak
yeah
00:04:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah He showed us last season. i don't think he's likely to be able to make that step up to the Premier League. And that's what is. what is He's still a useful player that can do a bit in the championship. I mean, he scored that opening goal against West Brom in the playoff semifinal.
00:04:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:04:54
Zak
now that
00:04:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's
Turkish Clubs Eye Joe Aribo
00:04:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
easy, isn't it?
00:04:55
Zak
I'm sorry, get go goes like that by your credit, right?
00:04:58
Zak
we we We're coming off the back of the Jack Stephens goal.
00:04:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:00
Zak
That's bought him enough credit for the year as far as I'm concerned.
00:05:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Well, I mean, we'll see.
00:05:04
Zak
So...
00:05:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
The year's ah young.
00:05:07
Zak
Moving on. Reading are one of a few League One sides who monitoring Saints FC Academy striker Dom Ballard. So, obviously, there was a lot of sort of buzz before preseason kicked off that maybe Dom was going to be involved a little bit more this year, especially with sort of our striker options potentially being depleted.
00:05:26
Zak
Hasn't really worked out for him in that way. Probably heading out the door loan. Probably the best thing for him if he's not going get games.
00:05:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, mean, he's an interesting one. He's one that scored ah goals for fun for the under-21s, right? Like, was just consistently always more than two goals game for such a long time.
00:05:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then he went away on loan last year, right? And he he struggled.
00:05:47
Zak
It's been on loan a couple of times, if i remember rightly.
00:05:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and he struggled with both of his loans, from what I can recall. I think he had an injury as well last season, which, you know, also makes things a bit more difficult.
00:05:56
Zak
oh do remember that.
00:06:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it's It's a tough step up from the youth game, especially to the championship, especially when the expectations on our team this season are as high as they are.
00:06:11
Zak
Go up.
00:06:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
So maybe a loan spells the the right answer.
00:06:15
Zak
Indeed. By the way, we're moving on to, I say the saga, one of the sagas. At this point, it's just that it has more than one or two bits of information. So Joe Aribo, who was obviously not involved in the game on Saturday, he's not really been part of the plans. He featured a little bit in preseason. think he had an assist in one of the games, but obviously kind of feels like his race is run here.
00:06:43
Zak
That's not to say that i would be sadly you know I would be sad to see him go. Especially we'd have to change the ta music again.
00:06:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:50
Zak
But obviously, I think we reported that initially there was some interest from Besiktis yes
00:06:58
Zak
There was some interest.
00:06:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sick. Sick.
00:06:59
Zak
Yep, that's the one, Greg. Thank you. But apparently he was reluctant to move to Turkey.
00:07:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sick.
00:07:04
Zak
That was according to Jack Brosser. But now, according to Hasan Tuncel, Turkish side Trabzon Sport, obviously where Tallpool has gone, are looking at Joe Eribo and he could make a move. So it seems that if he's reluctant to move to Turkey, it will seem to be where a lot of the interest is coming from.
00:07:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I mean, it might be slightly different because he might be reluctant to move to Turkey, but happier going to a team where one of his genuine mates from last season is, you know, kicking about, right?
00:07:22
Zak
At least the reported interest, right?
00:07:24
Zak
So...
00:07:34
Zak
Yeah, exactly exactly that.
00:07:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
So...
00:07:35
Zak
So we'll just have to see how that pans out.
Tyler Dibbling to Everton
00:07:39
Zak
Right, let's get let's got on to the big saga, Greg. So I don't know how it's going to end up. I feel like Everton signing Jack Grealish might have thrown some spanners into the works, but let's talk about it anyway.
00:07:53
Zak
It is Tyler Dibbling to Everton. And...
00:07:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmm.
00:07:56
Zak
um going to almost in chronological order of some of the information that came out. So, Rudy giette Galletti tweeted out last week that Everton were in danger of missing out on the signing of Tyler Dibbling, with Spurs and Newcastle now showing interest. And this is obviously the back and forth, so they're not wanting to pay the money.
00:08:15
Zak
Newcastle famously, at this point, struggling to get some signings through the door. You know, Spurs, I think, have always kind of been an admirer of him since I remember even last January or sorry, this January.
00:08:27
Zak
I can't believe it's still the same year. So that doesn't hugely surprise me.
00:08:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm. but
00:08:33
Zak
And then, obviously, there's more and more information to come out, right? So, Paul Joyce on Tyler Dibbling for Time Sports said that Everton recognised last weekend that it's a very difficult deal to do.
00:08:46
Zak
Everton feel that it's going to have to take some time to climb down on the valuation to get it done, and and they'll probably be looking elsewhere, is what his his sort of assumption on that was. And then some some more information has come out around the Dibbling saga where...
00:09:01
Zak
Darren O'Witkup, who is a Team Talk contributor, was talking about how our potential incoming Tom Fellows deal could be on the radar if Tyler Dibbling moves to Everton.
00:09:14
Zak
And apparently the structure of the payment currently holding up any deal for the Toffees. So... that was to do with how they were going to pay us, not necessarily the valuation. So this is where some of the stuff that's coming out is a bit contradictory.
00:09:26
Zak
Nobody knows what's happening. and it And it kind of continues to escalate right about that, right? So, so Paul Joyce later on said that there remains a huge discrepancy between Southampton and Everton's valuations of Tyler Dibbling.
00:09:39
Zak
He is keen to move, but would require Saints to significantly revise their demands for any progress to be made, which obviously didn't happen, or hasn't happened.
00:09:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
but And it's not going to happen, right? We've outwardly come out and said, we're going to keep him unless you pay the price that we want.
00:09:51
Zak
No.
00:09:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that is the end of the negotiation.
00:09:57
Zak
Are we... they they put We put a £100 million po price tag on him, and whether or not you agree with that price tag, and you know they they kind of climbed down on it a little bit.
00:09:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like...
00:10:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:10:09
Zak
But that is, again, it's a thing you always point out, Greg, is what he he is worth to us. We are not in a position financially, due to some of the ridiculous things that Sports Republic do that we don't like,
00:10:19
Zak
like all of the weird cuts they're making and the kind of weird, you know, the match day experience is better. But then, um you know we know, we're not fans of paying like £9 for a slice of pizza. But either way, the finances being a good position means that we do not have to sell him.
00:10:34
Zak
And there is a almost expectation that relegated teams should just have to sell off their best assets. But we here's his's the thing, guys, we don't.
00:10:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:10:46
Zak
people don't like that. And it's rallying a lot of people because we'll get onto to another name later, Greg, and that's also rattling a lot of people.
00:10:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:10:54
Zak
so yeah. yeah
00:10:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, from what I've read and what I have absorbed from, you know, around the team, as much as is available, is that if Diblin stays, ah think Will still in fact came out and said, if Diblin stays, he'll be in the mix and part of the team.
00:11:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just, you know, with all of that going on, there's no way his focus could be 100% on the game.
00:11:11
Zak
but do not be
00:11:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's what you need at this level. But it is what it is.
00:11:22
Zak
We discussed a little bit before yesterday with...
00:11:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that, yeah, I think we talked about it off the show as well. Like, I don't think it's black and white. I don't think it's, oh, I want to move. I think that it's perfectly acceptable that it could be, well, if the opportunity's right, I'm open to a move.
00:11:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if it's not, I'll stay.
00:11:39
Zak
Yeah.
00:11:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think... you know i don't even think being left out of the team because his head wouldn't be in the right space for it is it is even necessarily a black mark on that. i think that's perfectly reasonable.
00:11:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:53
Zak
It's a lot. It's a lot to deal with.
00:11:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I
00:11:56
Zak
it's ah ah you know people People as human beings i get stressed about moving jobs. and moving you know Because it's not just moving jobs.
00:12:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't know.
00:12:03
Zak
It's potentially moving cities. It's it's a whole whole big thing. And also, again, it's like we don't know whether or not it's going to happen yet. So you're kind of sat there trying to anticipate...
00:12:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:13
Zak
you don't, you know, might've just been a discussion that's like, yeah, I'm not feeling a hundred percent with it. And they've gone, okay. And it's like, we'll just leave you out for the weekend then. But yeah, you're right.
00:12:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:12:21
Zak
People like to sensationalize it because, well, the fact that it's already a saga is, shows you the level of sensation there is around it. And if you're the heart of that, I'm not surprised it but I'm kind of on kind of the same page as you, Greg, where the fact that everyone has to see everything in like a, uh,
00:12:41
Zak
like a binary way, right? It either has to be he's desperate to leave. Like even, even looking it out, like there are some people, people who are trying to force moves at other clubs where it is quite obvious that they want to go.
00:12:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:12:53
Zak
Hashtag IESIC, right? Like, that is very obvious. But there are other players, you know, or even like when we had Van Dijk and he wanted to leave with that silly plane photo, right?
00:12:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:04
Zak
There is nothing out here with, you know, Diblin going around liking tweets and free Diblin or anything like that.
00:13:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:13:10
Zak
This is just, a he is a very, very highly valued teenager.
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
right
00:13:14
Zak
We have put a very, very high value on him. We want them to pay the money. They don't. While that's all going on, he's a right to sit out because of the fact that we've got other players. yeah.
00:13:25
Zak
yeah
00:13:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And look, I don't think you mentioned it in your notes, but i think the last I read about it was that they were walking away from the deal because of how broad the gap was.
00:13:33
Zak
always I'm getting there. I'm getting there. so So that was from MSI Douglas, Greg.
00:13:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I like
00:13:39
Zak
And what he said at the beginning of the weekend was, there is hope at Everton that a progress can be made in the next week regarding a move for Tyler Dibbling. So Lambton are looking for a package worth £50 million, around £10 million pounds more than Everton have been willing to pay so far.
00:13:52
Zak
And then what happened is that they have moved on from Tyler Dibling after Southampton set a high price. Since last week, there's been no further contact and Everton are now exploring other priorities.
00:14:03
Zak
And that is a different journalist. That is Gwilya Mould on X, the Everything app.
00:14:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:09
Zak
And then, obviously, the latest thing that you talked about, which is from MSI Douglas as well, who was talking about how there was supposed to be progress this week, said that Everton are walking away from the deal for Tyler Dibbling. Whether it's a tactic or not remains to be seen.
00:14:21
Zak
And Everton's interest remains, but they consider Salampton's demands excessive. And also, since then...
00:14:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then a couple of hours later, they signed Jack Riedish on loan. So, I mean, I really feel like that's not a tactic, is it?
00:14:29
Zak
Yeah, which...
00:14:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a something better or
00:14:33
Zak
That is, we have
Sam Adozi's Transfer Considerations
00:14:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
something...
00:14:34
Zak
moved on to...
00:14:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did something different came along? Like fair enough.
00:14:39
Zak
Exactly that. so So that's kind of where we we lie with the the Dibbling saga. As of now, we could wake up, you could be reading, but you know you could be listening to this podcast, and you have already read that perhaps he has moved.
00:14:53
Zak
That is unfortunately football. It's really, even doing a daily podcast is really hard sometimes to keep up to date with everything that's going on and how fast everything moves.
00:15:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
crazy.
00:15:04
Zak
But I'm kind of, I'm quietly confident now that I don't think he'll be going to Everton.
00:15:08
Zak
I don't think that that necessarily means he's going to, he's going hundred percent stay.
00:15:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:15:12
Zak
There might be other people that are interested, but yeah, I don't see anyone else see fighting that.
00:15:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Makes it more likely though, right? Because because it sets the benchmark to everyone else, right? No one else is going to be... Everyone now knows that they're not going to be able to come in and lowball with a 30 million offer on deadline day.
00:15:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
is what it is. like We're not desperate. but You'll pay the money. And if you don't want to pay the money and you'd rather pay the money for someone else, that's on you, isn't it?
00:15:37
Zak
There you go.
00:15:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is what it is.
00:15:39
Zak
and And that's, you Grealish's wages are probably going to be a lot higher than Diplins. That's where I'm at. But we'll just have to see.
00:15:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and I mean, i would argue as well that Grealish going there on loan makes Everton a less attractive prospect for Dibbling because that's additional competition for what, you know, one of the big selling points for going to a club like Everton for a player like Dibbling is that that's basically guaranteed Premier League minutes.
00:16:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now you've got to compete with Jack Grealish for that. That's not the same package, right? Like, that's a different kettle of fish.
00:16:09
Zak
No. No, it is not. Right. Greg, did we do a first little break?
00:16:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nope.
00:16:18
Zak
Perfect. um will be back to talk about Sam Adozi after a word from our partners at Bionique.
00:17:05
Zak
And we are back. And luckily, my co host is here to keep me sane. Because if not, I would probably be in trouble for probably never putting in an ad and just talking nonstop for hours end.
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's
00:17:19
Zak
You know, I don't think that goes down too well with corporate but hey, hey,
00:17:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
it.
00:17:23
Zak
So, Samadose is where I said we would come back to, and that is where we will come back to. you So, Belgian side Club Bruges are in talks with to sign Southampton winger Samadose. Really knew about that, kind of. That's from Sports PO.
Matias Fernandes and Club Transfers
00:17:36
Zak
That's been a rumour on the cards for a while. However, then it kind of changed a little bit, and apparently Belgian side Club Bruges held exploratory conversations over a deal with winger Samadose. But a move is not currently advancing, and that's according to Newsblade Sports, but...
00:17:52
Zak
say it in a say it say it belgian accent that's probably that's not even a thing they speak french and german uh i i can't pronounce the name of the twitter handle but that is what it translates to in my head oh man i'm getting so bad i'm butchering names and now even twitter handles what's going on
00:18:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:18:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:18:10
Zak
And apparently where we're up to now is that Sam Madozi is deliberating between a move to either Strasbourg or k Club Bruges with a decision expected in the next 24 hours. The French side have an agreement with Southampton, while the Belgian side currently do not.
00:18:23
Zak
And that was according to Sasha Tavoliri on X the Everything app. So yeah, apparently that explains a lot because obviously he wasn't involved in the weekend.
00:18:33
Zak
It seems like Strasbourg have come in for him. And he could probably just say yes if he wanted to. but I think he might be waiting for Club Bruges because obviously played in Belgium last year.
00:18:47
Zak
i'm not really too sure, but it does kind of feel like Sami's career is kind of over at Southampton. You know, especially with being left out at the weekend and not really the same level of noise as Dibbling, right?
00:19:02
Zak
Or even a rebound, to be fair.
00:19:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, it's it's an interesting one, but it's the same sort of thing of if your head's not in the right space because it's going on, it kind of is what is. I think it would be a shame to see Sarri go, but, you know, like we said before, we've got bloated squad and that means losing some players that we want to lose and some players that we might not.
00:19:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it is a shame, but, you know, wish him nothing but the best.
00:19:25
Zak
And that's that. So, down to our last potential outgoing, Greg. You know it is. It's Matias Fernandes. So that's all we decided to kick up again as of currently today.
00:19:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
West Ham bid for his hair, right? That's where we're at.
00:19:37
Zak
Yeah, so ex-WHU employee said on Matias Fernandes, I do think we'll step up our efforts to sign him next week and it'll be interesting to see how many other clubs do. I suspect the bid will go in for the player from us again soon.
00:19:50
Zak
And like clockwork, know, stuff having to be filled with Matias Fernandes is not short of interest, but West Ham are optimistic a deal will be struck, according to Jacob Steinberg. And then there was another ah tweet from him that talked about how West Ham are preparing an opening bid for him, who is a priority midfielder target for Graham Potter and could cost around 30 million.
00:20:09
Zak
At that point, Alfie House retweeted that but you could maybe buy his hair for that. And then he's also himself put out that Salamdon understood to value him significantly higher than the reported 30 million alongside West Ham interest.
00:20:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:26
Zak
Because, you know, 30 million, this is baffling.
00:20:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:30
Zak
Again, it's the, well, why can't, you know, I'm seeing people saying, well, what about a swap deal with James Ward-Prowse? That's not happening. Why are we why we making things up? There's no talk of that.
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
but take
00:20:39
Zak
Just because, you know, I like it. like
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
well We've got Ryan Manning. It's fine.
00:20:44
Zak
Also, he's going want to what a stay to get his Premier League record. That's pretty much all he's living for right now. I don't think he's going get in the England squad in the meantime soon. So, in the nicest possible way, like it's it was lovely. It's going to cost a lot yeah to to have him in the Championship in comparison to Matty.
00:20:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:59
Zak
And... I don't know if it's necessarily an upgrade. I don't know if I'd take 40 million plus James Bond prowess because, again, it's not really money off the books if you're then... It's it's just a and a lot of the people are talking about hypotheticals, whereas in actuality, the bid that's come in 30 million pounds, and that bid is not sufficient.
00:21:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's, yeah, it's not going to happen. look I mean, you've got to think that 50, 60 million might do the trick, but but even then, like, we know his quality.
00:21:25
Zak
Maybe. Maybe.
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
We know his potential.
00:21:31
Zak
yep
00:21:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
He signed a pretty long contract with us when he signed with us.
00:21:35
Zak
yeah
00:21:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, he played on Saturday and is obviously happy to be in and about and playing games.
00:21:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. If they pay it, maybe he'll go.
00:21:44
Zak
he' He's not distracted enough. if If they pay the money, he'll go maybe.
00:21:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:48
Zak
I don't know if it'll be to West Ham. i I could see him going elsewhere. There's supposedly to be lots of interest right now that there's an actual solid bid that's come in.
00:21:58
Zak
You might see bids flying thick and fast from everywhere. But we can only go on the information we currently have. And the information we currently have is a £30 million pound bid, which is hilarious because it's about £15 million pounds less than Everton put in for Dibbling. And, you know, we we said no to that. We'll say no to this.
00:22:13
Zak
Again, like, we the only one out of the three that we knew was definitely going to go would Ramsdale.
00:22:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:17
Zak
So we don't need to sell, meet the valuation.
00:22:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:21
Zak
It's simple as that.
00:22:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:22:23
Zak
This is like the guy that the guy that tweeted out that he was worth like 15 million euros. where Although fit like he said like 11 million
Southampton's Transfer Ambitions
00:22:31
Zak
pounds. And I think that he just gone on to transfer market, found the 13 million pounds, like 30 million euros supposed value and just tweeted that out. But, you know, is what it is.
00:22:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:22:41
Zak
i just I just don't see it having much legs until anything changes.
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Again, websites like TransferMarket and you know stats and analysis can put estimate estimated values on it of what they like. But at the end of the day, what matters is what he's worth to us.
00:22:59
Zak
yep
00:22:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is the price that matters. Nothing else counts for anything because if we're not happy with the price that's being paid, we won't sell him. So...
00:23:09
Zak
Yeah. Unless he's got some sort of clause for, you know, relegation clause, which to my knowledge he doesn't, you know, like Yanni B did is what it is. So that leads us Greg to incomings.
00:23:20
Zak
Oh, ha.
00:23:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Shall we have a break first, mate?
00:23:25
Zak
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00:23:54
Zak
So we're back. And now we've got some exciting things to talk about. Incomings. We have basically filled an entire episode's worth of content with just potentially who's leaving. But that is because we have an incredible ability to waffle.
00:24:05
Zak
And there's just a lot going on.
00:24:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:08
Zak
so so
00:24:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
August of the month.
00:24:09
Zak
So Greg, apologies.
00:24:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
August of the month, mate.
00:24:10
Zak
Just realistically, you kind have split this into two parts, but we're here now.
00:24:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:24:14
Zak
So the the listeners get a bumper episode. So right.
00:24:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wait, we already haven't got enough days for episodes this week with midweek games.
00:24:18
Zak
From...
00:24:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's not be throwing things around that we can't be dealing with.
00:24:25
Zak
this You're right.
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:27
Zak
a you remember when we thought we'd struggled in the off-season and now the season's kicked off again and we've just got so much knocking around that we just don't have enough time of the day?
00:24:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:36
Zak
Good times. Right. Breaking. so that doesn't have had a bid of rejected for Coventry midfielder Jack Redoni. The bid was well below the asking value and it's unclear if Saints will return for another offer. That is according to Jack Brosser on Twitter.
00:24:49
Zak
Once again, lot of the sources I get through accommodation of Saints Extra, Just Saints, all of those Twitter accounts are really, really handy because they're just ah ah a great place to centralise, find all of these different tweets. And then I get to go through the journalists and watch them sometimes. I say journalists. <unk> We'll talk about some of the sources in a bit.
00:25:09
Zak
But yeah, so how do we feel about that? Obviously, I don't know if you saw that. We saw that we put a bid in.
00:25:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I didn't see that.
00:25:14
Zak
Apparently, was rejected basically straight away.
00:25:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:25:16
Zak
I'm guessing we went in with a low goal.
00:25:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I mean, it's news to me that we went in for him. It doesn't surprise me. i think he's a very, very good championship player. I think he is one of yeah are these like Coventry superstars, so oh I don't know what we're thinking might happen, but i mean, you've got to give it go, I suppose. Yeah, I think he's a very good creative player and would probably fill the gap that we've got quite well, but maybe we're just trying to lock on a few different things.
00:25:43
Zak
how much is he work yeah but How much is he worth the commentary?
00:25:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. So yeah, that's exactly it because they're on a push as well.
00:25:47
Zak
I guess that's the real question, mate, because that is exactly that.
00:25:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:25:53
Zak
Right. So apparently, Salampton and Cardiff are among the teams that have an interest in CF Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirios, 24, and is according to Team Talk. So obviously, we've talked about this before.
00:26:07
Zak
We've talked about the idea of, is it just going to be Baz and McCarthy? I don't necessarily think it will, just because I think you need that third goalkeeper just in case. Just because we've literally had a case last year where we needed that third goalkeeper.
00:26:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:21
Zak
I don't think that they would want underestimate that, right?
00:26:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:25
Zak
So I wouldn't be surprised if we bring in a third, even if they are just to sit on the bench or be in the background.
00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
You hope?
00:26:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it makes sense. It is my number one point of concern in the team currently. Again, not due to ability necessarily, but definitely due to...
00:26:39
Zak
Yeah, I've said this before.
00:26:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
that's a lot of game There's a lot of games in the championship.
00:26:41
Zak
It's...
00:26:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
a lot of games
00:26:45
Zak
Two goalkeepers that spent time out injured last season. One with this quite severe injury and then had to come back off of a loan due to the another injury.
00:26:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:53
Zak
So, it does worry me. and Speaking of goalkeepers, Southampton, Leicester and Rangers are interested in Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Piers Charles, 20 brother of Shea, who's valued at £8 million. pounds Apparently it'll be a really pricey deal.
00:27:06
Zak
Obviously currently at Sheffield Wednesday, so knows what's going to happen there.
00:27:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, right, there's a couple of things there, right, because Shea Charles' brother, so there's sort of ah an an in, but obviously going into any business with Herefield Wednesday at the moment is a huge risk and a huge, I would imagine, a huge pain, and that's probably enough to put you off, right?
00:27:28
Zak
Yeah, I bet. Is it... Yeah, it's it's it's a strange one. it' That's according to Reluctant Nico on on X. So, I don't know where...
00:27:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
But then also it's like an inverse risk where maybe you just say you'll pay the 8 million over eight years and hope they go busted a year. I don't know. That's, that doesn't really tend to be
Eduard Spurzian's Potential Signing
00:27:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
our style.
00:27:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
We tend to be the sort of like we helped out Bordeaux.
00:27:50
Zak
No, we tend to be the ones that get... is It's probably one of the things holding back things like Joe Aribo transfer, right?
00:27:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:56
Zak
With Transponsor. like Don't they still owe us money for... What's his name? Guy that played seven minutes.
00:28:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:02
Zak
Orsic, right?
00:28:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or six. Yeah.
00:28:03
Zak
Like, still owe us money for that.
00:28:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, and like, And I think it was Mara that we were doing some, we did some business with Bordeaux to help them when they were financially struggling. Like, I don't think that we're going to be the ruthless sort that going to try and hedge our bets that way.
00:28:15
Zak
Yes, I do remember that.
00:28:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it is an interesting one.
00:28:22
Zak
No, but I could, yeah, for sure.
00:28:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:28:24
Zak
And also, like, you know, it wouldn't be the breaking the bank and it might be bit expensive in comparison to others. But I think it would be decent, you know. Plus, it must be nice to have...
00:28:34
Zak
It must be weird to have your brother around at the game. And I've seen there was a bit of criticism for Shea going to watch, quote, Chex Notes, his brother playing football on Sunday as apparently in a mission.
00:28:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah I think it's great. Like it can only be, it can only be a good thing to have family around.
00:28:52
Zak
Yeah, for sure.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. but Like if you've got that common interest in that common professional football, you probably get along, you know, i mean, my kids are at an age at the moment where they don't ah think the idea of them working together is hysterical, but you'd like to think that as maturity comes, hopefully that that is a good thing to be around family.
00:29:13
Zak
For sure. Right. So on something else, Salampton and Ipswich are keeping tags on Brighton winnerer winger Abdallah Sima, who has entered the final year of his contract.
00:29:24
Zak
And that is according to FootAfrica underscore um Yeah, seems all right. It just, it seems very much like some of the other stories we've heard, which just kind of are,
00:29:37
Zak
What does keeping tabs mean, you know? Like, does it mean we're putting in a bid?
00:29:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:29:42
Zak
Does it mean we're going to potentially wait next year to pick him up? He's 24,
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Someone on the club put them on the add to watch list button on FIFA, mate. That's what it means to me. like
00:29:53
Zak
Oh, okay. Yeah, I don't really have much more to say on that one. Usually I would i would usually have a bit more time to deep dive into sort of individual players and what who what they're like, but there's just been so much this week.
00:30:04
Zak
So moving on to the big story, which seems to be moving at pace.
00:30:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Come
00:30:10
Zak
So we' we've spoken about him before and it is Eduard Spurzian.
00:30:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
you all buts yan come on.
00:30:19
Zak
who we always miserably fail to pronounce, just including them as well.
00:30:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
We can do it.
00:30:23
Zak
And so let's let's start from the beginning, Greg. So Armini Football is the one that keeps posting and has kind of been back and forth in with people. And it's kind of been the source for this. um have been other sources, Alfie has talked about as well, but we'll get to that.
00:30:36
Zak
So he said about last week we that we will make an official offer for him.
00:30:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:30:41
Zak
The player is aware of the interest and seems to be interested in the project. so that was kind of one of the one of the but more recently sort of kickoffs around it, right? And then it said, if we can agree a fee for him, there'll be a 99% chance of the transfer going through with personal terms seemingly no longer an issue.
00:31:00
Zak
And then he reported that a €12.5 million euro offer from Southampton has officially arrived today at the Russian club and they are considering the proposals. This is Sunday and it remains to be seen if the player will accept the move.
00:31:14
Zak
Southampton are said to offer them a four-year contract worth €36,500 per week with an increase in the event of promotion the Premier League. Then their manager, Murad Musayev, said that the club has not received any offers for him.
00:31:30
Zak
So it could just be a tactic, which is what Armenian football said. And that's according to Hrachov on X. So then Alfie House talked about the links in the Total Saints podcast on...
00:31:44
Zak
Sunday, and said that the club keeps telling me that they don't think a bid has gone in.
00:31:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank
00:31:48
Zak
They're not sure where it's coming from. it could just be hot air. it could be a smoke screen. I've not heard anything about it. He has most recently put out that apparently the interest is genuine, but it's unclear if they have taken any further action at this stage. So...
00:32:03
Zak
It could be that everything that's being put out is potentially true and they're not trying to say anything about it. There's people talking about how is it even legal because it's a transfer from the Russian League. And I had to look this up myself and I think it is.
00:32:18
Zak
There's some weird fun rules there because I thought for a second, hang on. I think there's some rules about where the money goes and how it works and that kind of stuff. But to my knowledge, we are allowed to to to to buy players from the Russian League.
00:32:32
Zak
So, yeah, bit of a bit of a strange one that might randomly burst into life this week. And as you were talking about where sort of stuff comes out of the woodwork, like we briefly spoke about this guy a few times, but not really a lot.
00:32:43
Zak
And then all of a sudden, a lot of information seems to have come out over the weekend. that their club manager is denying. And by denying, it means, you know, you might not been told to be fair. It's the manager.
00:32:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:32:53
Zak
weren't speaking to the CEO of the club. And, you know, Alfie House was kind of, you know, a bit dubious about it. But now that interest seems to actually be genuine.
00:33:04
Zak
We just don't know where the transfer is.
Closing Remarks and Predictions
00:33:06
Zak
So maybe we're just keeping the actual incomings far closer to our chest than all of the conversations around outgoings, which also makes complete sense.
00:33:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, he seems like a nice little creative player.
00:33:14
Zak
So how do you feel about that, Greg?
00:33:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
It seems likely that he's at least one of the targets we had in these sort of three pre-agreed target areas.
00:33:25
Zak
Yeah,
00:33:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it seems to make sense. If the price is right and something happens, then great. I mean, it is an area that we're looking to improve on. So...
00:33:37
Zak
that's kind of where I'm at. Like, I've not... but We'll have to see if it actually materializes into anything. And, you you know, as as early as tomorrow, we could actually hear some more information about it.
00:33:48
Zak
You know, today, if you're listening. So who knows? But it just it seems to be the fact that so much information comes out, you know, it could just be, considering it's only really from like one source, it could just be one guy saying a lot of stuff.
00:34:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:34:01
Zak
But i'm like I don't necessarily know...
00:34:05
Zak
I don't know how trustworthy that is, but also I don't want to completely discredit someone that might be trying to do decent journalism. so So who knows? But the fact that the the the interest is genuine there means they might just be keeping it close to their chest. But that that is us, Greg, linked with some actual real-life players for once.
00:34:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
but It's amazing.
00:34:21
Zak
no it's It's kind of nuts, isn't it?
00:34:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look, it is the time to... It's the place to be. Things are happening. Wheels are in motion. we know where we're at. The season's underway. Games are coming thick and fast. Football's so back.
00:34:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's so good.
00:34:33
Zak
It's back. It is back. we We still have a little, a rough couple of weeks to go, but at least we might be able to celebrate a new player incoming at some point.
00:34:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
are
00:34:41
Zak
and
00:34:47
Zak
And that's that. I'd like to shout out Southampton Airport for consistently interrupting our podcast. So if our cadence ever changes randomly, it's probably why.
00:34:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, thanks, Southampton Airport.
00:34:57
Zak
So glad BA can fly over our houses extremely low when we're trying to record.
00:35:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:35:04
Zak
So the curse of having lovely, lovely microphones.
00:35:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's really inconsiderate.
00:35:08
Zak
But Greg, that has been Transfer Tuesday. a bumper episode today.
00:35:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
i Unbelievable.
00:35:12
Zak
We've gone over by at least 10 minutes.
00:35:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Unbelievable. Zach, before we wrap up and close, this is our last episode before our Carabao Cup game against Northampton.
00:35:17
Zak
Oh.
00:35:22
Zak
Oh.
00:35:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
We chuck in a cheeky score prediction.
00:35:25
Zak
Sure, why not? 3-0. There you go.
00:35:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Love it.
00:35:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Love it. I'm going, I'm going, I'm going, I'll go in 2-0.
00:35:32
Zak
No thoughts, just vibes.
00:35:37
Zak
Interesting. Interesting. not Not often that I outpredict you, mate. Right.
00:35:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just think, look, it's the Carabao Cup in it. We're going play a full team, surely.
00:35:45
Zak
Oh, well, Will still said that the best players will play, so obviously he means the best players will play. That is how that works, Greg.
00:35:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that Russell Martin said that and then played Lianko and Musa Gineppo, mate. So we'll see how it goes.
00:35:58
Zak
ah you're right. You're right. Right. And with that, thank you so much for joining us as always. We look forward to bringing you more coverage of this new season and all our coverage of the preseason. If you're you new to joining us, we've got a bunch of stuff, a load of profiles for players.
00:36:14
Zak
Greg did a fantastic episode around sports psychology and young people and and sort of the effect that specifically money can have on them. We've just been, we it's just been a relentless journey. Flurry of information from our club.
00:36:25
Zak
And we're very lucky enough to have you listen to us every day as a source of that information, especially you considering we're realistically just two guys that really love football.
00:36:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:36:37
Zak
So thank you very much. ah Check us out on the socials. We're on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. at I've already said that because it's Twitter in my mind still. Blue Sky, YouTube, TikTok, all of them.
00:36:51
Zak
All of them except threads. Maybe we'll do a thread. I don't know if anyone uses threads. Let me know if you think I should do a thread. And with that,
00:36:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't even know what thread's in.
00:37:02
Zak
and with that I will leave you to the rest of your day. Thank you very much for joining us and we will see you in the next one.