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Episode 216: TRANSFER TUESDAY IS BACK!
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Southampton – It's that time of year again! Transfer Tuesday is back and we talk about ALL the rumours, and thoughts on where we are headed this window.
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Weekend Activities and Adulting Challenges
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Southampton, part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. My name is Greg Elliott and as always joined today by good friend and wonderful co-host, Zach Ingo Finch.
00:00:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
How you mate?
00:00:21
Zak
Yeah, not too bad. Nice weekend. um It's very, very hot. Went to a barbecue, played some beer pong, lost very bad at beer pong. Had a relaxing day yesterday. A bunch of stuff broke there as well.
00:00:31
Zak
a Car battery, new car battery, that was fun. New Hoover. Yeah, like just a combination. To be fair, nice weekend. Expensive, but not on stuff that I'd have liked to spend the money on.
00:00:42
Zak
Classic, boring, in your 30s crap, mate, to be honest.
00:00:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Shame.
00:00:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. while I have spent all weekend just trying to lower my body temperature as much as possible.
00:00:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
think I'm currently about 47% ice cream. That's just how we roll. It's the way it has to be done.
00:00:54
Zak
perfect.
Transfer Tuesday Preparations
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
But look, we're heading back into more structured formats as we get close to the season. It's time to bring back a popular edition.
00:01:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's Transfer Tuesday. hu excited you?
00:01:14
Zak
Woo! And maybe not all of it's going to be outgoings this time.
00:01:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe.
00:01:22
Zak
Right.
00:01:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, look, we still need to to trim our squad quite drastically.
00:01:23
Zak
Yeah,
00:01:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, all of the outgoings are going to be met with, good, that makes sense, instead of what is happening to our players.
00:01:29
Zak
it's not.
00:01:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, just different lines.
00:01:36
Zak
I don't know.
00:01:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:38
Zak
If it's like Dibling, Ramsdale and Matty Fernandez and the rest don't go, that's i think we'll probably a be a bit more upset.
00:01:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
But look, there are rumours to the contrary. So I feel like you've you got the list in chronological order.
Shoutout to Saints News Aggregators
00:01:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So maybe you should go through it.
00:01:52
Zak
i got i got a bit I've got a list of chronology quarters, so shout out to the Twitter accounts, Saints Extra, and Just Saints, and obviously Alfie House, and the others that do good work collating all of the Saints information into one place, so we don't need to run around to all of the multiple different random Twitter accounts, some of which are reliable, some of which are not.
00:02:10
Zak
you know rubbbel that Remember how that was going to be a kit launch Friday? I've also seen the kit launches today, so who knows, today as in Monday when we're recording.
00:02:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I did hear, here in fact, Alfie House raise an interesting point that there's unlikely to be a kit launch before the 1st of July, because that's when the current sponsor's deal ends.
00:02:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So they wouldn't launch a kit without the new sponsor. So...
00:02:30
Zak
There you go so they are just rumours. Something to keep us all going.
00:02:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Once you apply a bit of logic, it all falls apart. That's the...
00:02:38
Zak
Yeah, fundamentally that's it?
00:02:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:02:41
Zak
That's how most things are in life, mate. Probably bit logic and suddenly everything we talk about goes ah goes to pot.
Albert Grumbach's Short Stint at Southampton
00:02:46
Zak
But one of the things, of the first on my list, just in case you didn't realise, is that we will not be you know doing our right or our our option to buy on Albert Grumbach. He will be departing the club because we will not make his move permanent.
00:03:03
Zak
How devastated are you, Greg?
00:03:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
but But that is shocking information. the To be honest, the biggest shock is remembering that he came in to play for us last season and then disappeared into the
00:03:17
Zak
It was a strange move, right? Like, I've seen us do some weird moves before. I've told you this before. Like, when we got Pochettino in and we got, that i want to say, from, like, the Faroe Islands or Finland, like, his name was, like, Diego Foran or something like that.
00:03:31
Zak
And he he was announced with Pochettino as a Pochettino shake in his hand and never played a game for us. Safir Tadir, as well, I think, also signed for us at one point and then, like, had an argument in training one time and then just never played.
00:03:44
Zak
But, like, this was one of the ones where... we We didn't really know what we needed. it was the only transfer in Juric's reign in, if you think about it. Technically, Wellington came in around the same time, but that was organised beforehand.
00:03:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
that was a pre contract here
00:03:55
Zak
And in terms of it, there were a lot of injury worries. When he did play, he was fine, but it depends how you kind of... It depends how you gauge fine in that season, right?
00:04:07
Zak
Because there's a lot of times where you're like, we played really well. I'm like Greg, we lost 5-0. It's like, yeah, but if we got the ball in the net a few more times, we could have won. It's like, yes, mate. that is That is the entirety of analysing our season.
00:04:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:20
Zak
but
00:04:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're right on the cusp of almost being a not embarrassing but relegated Premier League team.
00:04:27
Zak
ah ah Indeed. So, so yeah, I'm not surprised. I feel bad for the guy, kind of, because it's like god he was in a team that was doing really, really bad in the French League, came over here to be really, really bad in the Premier League, and is now going to be, I feel, like one of those weird pub quiz questions in like 20 years' time, where like, did you know that that Like Elora, right? The Netherlands winger that played for us couple seasons ago. I always bring him up and you always forget him.
00:04:57
Zak
And I remember because he helped us beat Newcastle 2-1 in like 2015 or something like that. And you're like, I have no recollection of this every time we talk about it.
00:05:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I only remember that on FIFA he was by far the paciest player on our team.
00:05:05
Zak
but
00:05:09
Zak
Yeah, and it was it was during the time we had like the green kit with the stripe down the side. like it was it was yeah he was a good He was like one of those random sightings that comes up constantly as a, like, ah a, like, ah I didn't realize this guy ah played for us, right?
00:05:24
Zak
And that's kind of how it feels. So unfortunately, Greg, will not be making him permanent, so he will not be following the footsteps of his previous counterbutt, Hoiberg, and he will be returning to his parent club.
Port Manamaciu's Transfer Payment Issues
00:05:37
Zak
So the next one is one I think we've already discussed, which is Port Manamaciu to Transponspor, right, in Turkey. So you apparently we we're we're asking for a lot more of the fee up front because they haven't, they they were really late on loan payments for both Paul last time he went there and Osic, which like from a business perspective, I get that.
00:06:00
Zak
Like you're going to want some more guarantees if they've been late a couple of times paying you. doesn't really surprise me.
00:06:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look,
00:06:07
Zak
it seems like that's still very much... And i so I've seen some kind of crazy comments about that. Like, why are we selling our our best striker? And I'm like, with starters, four goals is not... I'm sorry, whatever.
00:06:17
Zak
Like, four goals, sure. Four goals in... ah ah you
00:06:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyone who thinks that Paul actually is going to be a good championship player has either never watched Paul play football or has never seen a game of football in the championship. Because, ah you you know, even taking aside all of the other concerns, he is seemingly made of paper when he tries to hold a ball up and the championship is a more physical league.
00:06:47
Zak
yeah
00:06:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Even if you take aside the accidental goal scoring and the you know the inability to win balls in the air, it's just... It's not... It's not a good fit, I don't think.
00:07:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
And...
00:07:01
Zak
No, I think he had his moment, he scored his goal, we had a goal at some areas. We've had all of the stuff that, in my opinion, completes his arc. He had as much of a redemption arc as I think that he was going to get.
00:07:13
Zak
If he stays with us, sure, but clearly, like I think he must want out when there are suitors. like I don't understand why you'd want to keep somebody who doesn't really want to be here that much.
00:07:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%.
00:07:22
Zak
and you know I think he put in the best effort he could last season by actually being played.
00:07:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:27
Zak
But yeah, it's just, if we're in for another striker... but so you know i feel like they're going to prefer Ross Stewart over him in that role, if they have that role. That even started happening towards the end, right?
00:07:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:39
Zak
it It works out for everybody. And I think that, yeah, the delay makes sense if they're not going to pay us the money to actually you know transfer him, ah ah especially if they've been late before. Yeah.
00:07:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I think that it's and a no-brainer and it will go through eventually once you know it all comes down to it. It'll all get worked out, but it seems like a logical move for all parties.
Kyle Walker-Peters' Future
00:08:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look, any argument that four goals as a top goal scorer is anything more than a joke is not it's not reasonable.
00:08:08
Zak
Yeah, it's... it's it's
00:08:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
right It's not a striker on form. It's not going to happen.
00:08:12
Zak
I think it's you can have your favorite players. like i i Everyone knows that anyone who's paid attention to the show knows how much I love Mario Yoshida. That doesn't mean I think we should bring Mario Yoshida back. He's doing very well in the MLS, don't get me wrong, but like I think the MLS is currently his level.
00:08:29
Zak
that's And that's fine. We don't need to just keep players because we like them from a personal level. you know like how how popular was Gulli de Prado don't think he should have stayed when we were like getting to the top when we were like you know if we're fighting for European places you shouldn't put him on just to the sake of it but we'll we'll see what will happen with that will happen um so next one just before we go on break
00:08:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it.
00:08:50
Zak
Obviously not technically part of our team anymore, but I guess it's worth mentioning anyway. And it's Kyle Walker-Peters might be going as a free agent back to Tottenham due to his homegrown status. I think that he would want to do well there, right? He's really good friends with with Dominic Solanke.
00:09:04
Zak
I think he loved being part of Spurs. He's still, I think, quite friendly with Dele Alli. think he misses Spurs and I would be surprised if he goes back and I think it would be he he would be able to slot into that squad quite well, in my opinion.
00:09:16
Zak
I think, you know... I think yeah I still will stand by my argument that he's been one of our best players in recent times. And won't, you know, don't really understand where the hate comes from.
00:09:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Absolutely. i hope he does hope he does well wherever he goes. You know, he was always a player that put in 100% every single game regardless.
00:09:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, was was consistently one of our better players. Unfortunately for him, that's not particularly high praise because the bar was that low. But it is a solid mid-table Premier League fullback at worst, right?
00:09:46
Zak
Yeah, it it means a lot from us, right?
00:09:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
So...
00:09:50
Zak
And that's where I'm at. Potentially, you could also end up at Wolves as a replacement for Nelson Semedo.
Player Transfer Rumors Galore
00:09:55
Zak
And that's from Alice Dyer Gold on Twitter. So, yeah, and that leads us nicely to our break before we chat about some more horrible rumours.
00:10:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:03
Zak
Although, to be fair, to two the other ones I've got written down supposedly income in spades. So, Yeah. crazy
00:10:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
right.
00:10:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, we are we're back. All right, Zach, some exciting incoming, so let's get to it.
Southampton's Goalkeeper Dilemma
00:10:55
Zak
Right, so obviously we all know about our goalkeeper situation and we have been leaked linked with Asmi Begovic on a tree free transfer from Everton. ah That's by SportsP.O. I don't know. the The other thing I want to shout out and say it's extra for is they have a really good pinned like transfer reliability guide as to where's... So here you go from like the top, the Athletic, Tier 1, Daily Echo, Tier 1. If you to know what Tier 6 is, Greg, sun. The sun.
00:11:25
Zak
it's like So I think it's a pretty decent tier.
00:11:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Amazing he even gets a teammate.
00:11:29
Zak
You could tell from that alone that they're probably correct. So yeah, how do you feel about that?
00:11:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:33
Zak
Because I'm kind of like, I thought the whole point with us, we wanted to get someone younger than McCarthy, right? He's older than McCarthy. We've done this with Willie Calibero before, right?
00:11:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, it's a tricky one, right? The goalkeeper situation is such a strange one until we you know know for sure the fate of Aaron Ramsdale.
00:11:52
Zak
Hmm.
00:11:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
because to me that changes what you're going for. I mean, as a backup goalkeeper, you know, second or third choice, Begovic, a wealth of experience, very good goalkeeper.
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I guess notably scored against us that one time.
00:12:09
Zak
Oh yeah.
00:12:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Just, Just, yeah, I mean, but is it going to be a first choice if Ramsdale goes? No. Does that mean we're going to have Mizuno?
00:12:21
Zak
is McCarthy going your third choice then? And we're going to yeah, this is the problem. but
00:12:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mizuno's still injured.
00:12:25
Zak
The problem is, is we, we don't, we don't really know. And they, and the fact that it seemed to not be a point of concern for Sports Republic is either concerning or sports has it in hand. And I can't think that if we're all screaming it, I can't think that this guy who at the moment seems to be one step ahead of me and you as as armchair pundits thinking about what we need for the squad.
00:12:46
Zak
Oh, he's already going in for a striker. Cool. Perfect. Oh, he's already looking for replacements for Matty Fernandes if he goes. Oh, perfect. He's already got in a centre-back just in case we get poached for a centre-back, right? Like, they're already working on that. They've got big recruitment teams going. The idea that we're all sat here going, goalkeeper? And they're like, nah, means they they must have something planned, I think. I'd like to think, right? Like...
00:13:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it just concerns me that what they've got planned is Alex McCarthy as a first-choice goalkeeper with someone older than him as backup.
00:13:16
Zak
You're right, that would be the concern, especially considering that he wasn't able to make sort of, what is he, he ended up going out injured after having to come on as a backup part way through the season, right?
00:13:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
LAUGHTER
00:13:27
Zak
When like Ramsdale went out of his broken hands.
00:13:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:31
Zak
We'll see. But moving on, this is an outgoing,
Suleymane's Potential Move to Atalanta
00:13:34
Zak
unfortunately. But it's an outgoing that might end up being ridiculously good. So apparently we're very close to a deal with Atalanta over Suleymane.
00:13:44
Zak
With apparently apparently likely to be €17-18 million euros plus bonuses, which if so is we have managed some insane money on that. And that must show you you how rated he is by Juric.
00:13:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:54
Zak
and how much Juric wants him in his team. And I think, you know, that would work out for all parties because I just don't... I wanted to him to smash that ceiling so bad, right? I wanted him to... And I think he did... He had so many bright...
00:14:08
Zak
glimmers of being such an the incredible footballer we thought we were going to get, right? Like the Mane style of football we thought we were going to get. You know, I think for as a replacement for Gianepo, he was quite a good replacement for Gianepo.
00:14:21
Zak
All they talk about is his speed. And that's the problem is that like he had Man United on a plate when we played Manchester United. We still lost that game like 3-1.
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:31
Zak
And the goal was still an 0-goal.
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
then Yeah, I don't know if...
00:14:33
Zak
So, you know, just doesn't have that to back it up.
00:14:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:14:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know if what we ever saw at Saints was the best version of Suleymane. I mean, if it was, that is in itself a concern, right? I just, you know, it feels like the time is right.
00:14:37
Zak
is the problem.
00:14:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, the thought last time when we went down, God, he's going to be mega in the championship and he'll absolutely tear it apart.
00:14:48
Zak
Yeah.
00:14:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And... you know For one reason or another, he just didn't. So, fine.
00:14:59
Zak
like You can kind of blame Martin's football for that though.
00:14:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
If he's going to fall like in italy if he's gonna find his legs in Italy, fantastic.
00:15:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
go but Go for gold. yeah know I think that seems like a really sensible, good money deal for us.
00:15:05
Zak
Yeah.
00:15:12
Zak
Yeah, considering he was our...
00:15:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
it It's one that seems to make sense.
00:15:16
Zak
Yeah, I agree. Considering he was our record signing at the time, we're going to get quite a bit more back than I probably expected. I think some people were talking about letting him go for sort of 10 million.
00:15:28
Zak
think they were even talking just letting him for five, like last season.
00:15:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:31
Zak
for him For us to get that kind of money, for him to go under a coach that clearly values him and for him to maybe play in a league that, i don't know, is more suited. i don't know if it was Martin Stuller football that kind of limited him a little bit.
00:15:44
Zak
If he stays, it'll be interesting to see what happens. But I have a feeling that he is one with his kind of head solely out the door a little bit, you know?
00:16:03
Zak
If he goes, I wish him all the best. That's where where I'm at.
00:16:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
enough?
00:16:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, ah absolutely.
00:16:08
Zak
we've got a... That's from Dmarzio on Twitter, by the way. I want to try and credit these people because, you know... We are regurgitating, essentially, some of their content.
00:16:20
Zak
And, you know, it's at least the very least these people should be credited. So, Lamp, the commentary and Norwich have apparently made inquiries into String Trudy and attacker Adriano Bertaccini24, who is valued at £6-7 million pounds from the McWoo's. I don't know anything about him.
00:16:39
Zak
He's young, though. That's where I'm at.
00:16:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah ah Look, neither of us, Zach, are anywhere near versed enough in scouting or international football to even hazard a guess, right?
00:16:54
Zak
Yeah.
00:16:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
If that all we could do is hope that, you know some of our scouting network has come good. If there's two or three other teams in for him, chances are, you know, we might be onto to something, but it's...
00:17:08
Zak
There you go.
00:17:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've never seen him play football.
00:17:10
Zak
played appearances last season, scored
00:17:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:15
Zak
26 periods total, 12 worlds in total. You know, Belgian league, Italian descent, but Belgian, lives in Belgium, under contract until 2027.
00:17:27
Zak
So yeah, like fair enough.
00:17:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:17:30
Zak
If we get him in happy days, weve you know, we've had other Belgian talents that have worked out in the past. And I think it just shows that they are planning for stuff for around. I think my biggest worry is that, you know, okay, we use Sulemana and some other people, we've got a Dozie to come back in. It does feel like there is some planning for Dibling or Fernandes to go.
00:17:50
Zak
which I kind of expect. It just depends which one, right? Or hopefully not both, but
00:17:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
Matias Fernandes' Transfer Speculations
00:17:56
Zak
it's hardly surprising.
00:17:56
Zak
And speaking of Mati Fernandes, according to CNN Portugal, Portuguese side Benfica are interested in Southampton midfielder Matias Fernandes, which hardly surprising, but I feel like if you've come from sporting, why would you go back to Portugal to then go to a another Portuguese club that, in my opinion, are probably less prestigious than...
00:18:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:18:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
was say, that
00:18:20
Zak
Sporting.
00:18:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah like rivalry there, right? Like, that's...
00:18:25
Zak
I'm not entirely sure, if I'm totally honest. um um most of my meet my Most of my interaction with Benfica, mate, is a bunch of people at my secondary school when Chelsea played in the Champions League shouting Benfica the top of their lungs randomly during English lessons.
00:18:40
Zak
And that's about the insane but the the entirety of the interaction that I've had with them. it is one of those things where, like just from an outside perspective, it would seem surprising to me that someone that is clearly Premier League talent
00:18:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they have the a have the Derby de Lisboa, the biggest football derby match in Portugal between Benfica and Sporting, who are both Lisbon-based.
00:18:54
Zak
being hunted by sort of
00:19:04
Zak
of... There you So learn something every day.
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's really unlikely.
00:19:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I also did...
00:19:07
Zak
feel i feel bad about that.
00:19:09
Zak
I just feel like i should know more about Portuguese football, but i just don't.
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I also did read somewhere maybe a more reasonable link where he was linked with a loan move to Juventus, which would be...
00:19:21
Zak
Yeah, I saw that in a very Alcaraz style, except, you know, i don't i don't know how i much i like i don't know how much I like this idea of us doing a lot of loan business again. Like us just shipping out everybody on loan, paying a large amount of wages and then just having our players elsewhere.
00:19:36
Zak
But I also completely understand that we need to trim squad down. And also, there's not exactly going to be a bunch of suitors for players, is there?
00:19:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:43
Zak
You know?
00:19:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, that's it. And I think that it came out of the Sherlock interview that he's not going to be doing too much loan business. So maybe there's not lot in it. Maybe there's hope yet.
00:19:55
Zak
We'll have to see.
00:19:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, no news is good news at this point, frankly.
00:19:59
Zak
Right. So we'll carry this on. However, first of all, we'll listen to a word from our partners at Zencastr.
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00:20:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:20:28
Zak
And we are back with potentially another incoming, Greg.
Midfield Needs and Lewis O'Brien
00:20:32
Zak
So us and Birmingham are looking are battling to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O'Brien, 26, according to reluctant Nico.
00:20:40
Zak
i don't know. It depends where... When we say midfielder, it's one of those things where, like, I don't know if we've got Shea Charles Downs in the middle of the park. Do we really need anyone else? Maybe someone as a backup?
00:20:53
Zak
I don't really know if we need anyone else in that position, if I'm totally honest. well dove How do you feel? But that's what I mean. know like It depends if it's attacking with filter or whatever.
00:20:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's it, right? we We probably need a... I don't know if you'd call Matty a creative. He was definitely the one dragging us forward last season, but more the engine than creative. You'd maybe like to have some sort of creative spark in there. Obviously, you need the the depth and the backup and with you know other rumours of other midfielders going.
00:21:22
Zak
just It's just two interesting clubs to be linked to.
00:21:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe...
00:21:24
Zak
You see Birmingham coming up with money again, although they went down with money technically and and doing all right.
00:21:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:31
Zak
and And obviously us going down with money, but without a real desire to sell, which seems that seems like a one out of nowhere, but i also wouldn't be surprised. iss It's usually those ones that end up being the most accurate, right?
00:21:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. it's It's an interesting one. One to keep an eye on, for sure. Again, not one that I can claim to know a lot about the the player, so...
00:21:51
Zak
Yeah, that's kind of in the same boat as you, mate. It's both exciting but upsetting, because i wish I knew more.
00:21:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:21:59
Zak
Especially my absolute lack of knowledge on Portuguese football, as we discovered today. I'm a hack and a fraud, but then I've never claimed to be otherwise. So, apparently, obviously, we have no pressing need to raise funds through player sales this summer, according to Jack Ross from Twitter. I think we also kind of heard that through Solik, right?
00:22:18
Zak
Like, the idea that we...
00:22:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:21
Zak
needed um to make money. and He'd already greenlit, what, three transfers, I think, one of which was Korshi.
00:22:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:29
Zak
And then I think there's one for a striker. and then, yeah, can't remember the others, but yeah.
00:22:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, one for a midfielder. So, I mean, anyone...
00:22:37
Zak
So we've been linked to that, essentially what we've been linked to already then.
00:22:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, anyone who's paid attention to the club at all in the last year or so will know that PSR-wise, we have put ourselves in a strong position. We didn't waste money in January.
00:22:51
Zak
Right.
00:22:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
We turned a profit in the last you know financial year. don't know that PSR spans across a wider width than that, but we... have been making moves to get ourselves in the best position.
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
We sold, know, some academy players, you know, a moment Amo Ameor and Magoma, you know, that that's more profit that goes into the way it's calculated.
00:23:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's, we're not in ah ah die as dire of a financial situation, definitely as the other two teams coming down who, you know, might be at risk.
00:23:23
Zak
and
00:23:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
we've We've got ourselves in a good financial position. And that is you know to the credit of Sports Republic, despite all of the naysayers.
00:23:35
Zak
Indeed. So, however, with the naysayers and thes sad the sad parts, of another outgoing, which we've already alluded to quite a few times, is Ramsdale.
Aaron Ramsdale's Galatasaray Rumor
00:23:45
Zak
So apparently he's been linked to Galatasaray.
00:23:47
Zak
oh but the party like This is what I'm a bit baffled by. there's The links to it have also included like a relegation clause, where if they get relegated, he gets it like out of the contract. But I don't think Galatasaray have ever been relegated from the Turkish League.
00:24:02
Zak
Like, again, I might just be proving my knowledge is extremely bad, but I think they're like one of three teams that have never had that. So unless the relegation clause for us, to him to go there, who knows? But that just seems a bit of a bizarre one.
00:24:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's such a strange move to me. Someone who's trying to get back into the England team as his, you know, presumably his primary reasons for moving away.
00:24:17
Zak
Yeah? Yeah.
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Someone who's so self-proclaimed settled and has family local and move to a different country out to Turkey. it It's not
00:24:34
Zak
Depends though, like, depends money and also the opportunity for playing time, the opportunity to win a trophy, you know, all that kind of stuff I think we need to take into account.
00:24:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they'll have European football and stuff too, but it's not... It feels... It doesn't feel like a step towards getting yourself in the England mix is where I'm at.
00:24:52
Zak
Yeah, but I think also it's so it's one of those things where, like, it's painfully obvious that we can analyse all this sort of stuff for the cows come home. as we will, but Players play football but also have lives outside it, and we don't know what's happening where, right? Like, you've you alluded to before that Bournemouth would make a good fit because David Brooks is one of his best mates and he's there, right? He's also been linked to Rangers because, obviously, he was Russell Martin's big marquee signing, and Russell Martin wanted him, and that would make sense, right, that he would go to Rangers. But, yeah, it's at the moment, it's rumours until otherwise. It would be a strange one, but, again, like, I would have thought initially, even for the money, Jordan Henderson going to Saudi Arabia was weird.
00:25:34
Zak
And everyone thought it was weird.
00:25:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:36
Zak
And guess what? After the six months, it turns out he was like, yeah, it was a bit weird. but so
00:25:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:25:41
Zak
So it might be a similar situation to that, except, you know, it might work out for him. Who knows? But yeah, it's... The rumour really was starting to spin is where I'm at now. We're starting to get things that are completely out of left field. And obviously, usually one of them ends up being right, which is always fun.
00:25:55
Zak
And the last thing I've got, talking in point, I think you might have some stuff, Greg, is so that apparently we're negotiating for a striker and our personal terms are close to being agreed. with the club confident that we can get the deal done. This is quite a reputable source. It's Alfie Howes via the Total Saints podcast, our neighbours and friends.
New Striker Personal Terms
00:26:13
Zak
So yeah, that's of those, you know. That's good news. I don't know if it's the other guy called Downs. So we will have two Downs in the team, which is, we already were basically like, what was it? We were already double-barreled FC for the longest time. So yeah, why do we not go back to having two Armstrongs, two Downs?
00:26:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, why not?
00:26:31
Zak
two Two tailors.
00:26:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, send them off in two by two. Yeah, again, another one that I don't know a huge amount about. It's unfortunately don't like have an knowledge, but I'm sure that we can do some scouting once the signings come to play and get a bit more detail.
00:26:45
Zak
Yeah, it's it's one of those things, that that's what I'm thinking, like once we actually have all of the new science under the belt, we do a bit of research, go away, see what sort of
00:26:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
If we did like we did like a full scout research, even if we just watched the like highlight videos of every player we've been linked to, that's like three extra full-time jobs.
00:27:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know?
00:27:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Once
00:27:03
Zak
yeah Yeah, but I don't know, like maybe we could do something, maybe we could do an episode towards once once we've had a lot of the signings actually finalised and those days are in and out the door.
00:27:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
but like once they bring it in. and Absolutely.
00:27:12
Zak
But you are right. This has already taken up about five minutes more than our usual runtime. And we're just talking about things that we are supposedly linked to.
00:27:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:22
Zak
And it's probably going to go on a bit more because you said you also had some the list, Greg. So yeah.
00:27:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I do. I've got a couple. I mean, they both stick to a similar theme, mate, of the the thing that we both hate, of the persistent links with ex-players and us re-signing them.
00:27:35
Zak
ra
00:27:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
But ah it's worth mentioning that we might never be linked with Danny Ings again because it looks like he's on track
00:27:37
Zak
Good.
00:27:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
to go and sign for Wrexham and join up with Jay Rodriguez.
00:27:46
Zak
Man.
00:27:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And good. That's fine.
00:27:51
Zak
Happy days, good for them.
00:27:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
That makes more sense. Yeah. I personally would just be glad to never have to read those rumours again.
Re-signing Ex-Players Rumors
00:27:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good. And the other one is the the sort of persistent rumour that seems to be coming through that we might take Dusan Tadic back on a free.
00:28:07
Zak
Oh, okay. i'll be I'll be happy with that. I thought that was kind of disappeared because to my knowledge, the last time the club were interviewed about it, they were like, oh, that's news to us. Which unless was very on the nose and they're trying to keep it quiet, but it just doesn't seem to fit the mold of us wanting. Well, it's weird, right? It feels like we have to have one really old ex-player in the squad seemingly one time.
00:28:28
Zak
Right?
00:28:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:29
Zak
with but But that does seem to be a theme of during relegation, right? Because during relegation, we had Theo Walcott. During our last relegation, we had Ahmad Lallana.
00:28:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's it.
00:28:37
Zak
We want to come back up.
00:28:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:38
Zak
So that won't be a thing until we get to the Premier League. And by that point, how would Ritalic be?
00:28:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:41
Zak
Like 40? him won 41? Because he's like...
00:28:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he'd be 36 now if we signed him now, so...
00:28:45
Zak
Oh, he's not actually that old then. That's fine. That's fine.
00:28:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, it's a bit bit of creative flair, like, a bit of quality around the team.
00:28:48
Zak
He's got a couple of years left in him.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look, unlike you with your source checkers and your quality sources, can't even remember where I've read these. These are, like, high-in-the-air speculations, right?
00:29:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's the levels of journalism. this would This would come right about the...
00:29:05
Zak
what What you actually had was a dream that Tanic joins.
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
This would be right around on your rating meter, slightly above the sun.
00:29:09
Zak
but
00:29:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like...
00:29:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
and the
00:29:17
Zak
Yeah, but it's it's funny sometimes it's fun. Again, one of the few ex-players that i would actually be okay with, I was taken, right? Like, there's there's a few that I'd be like, oh...
00:29:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. With the squad bloated as it is, I don't know if there is a place, but if there's ah ah a place for that experienced player with a bit of quality that will come on and do a job, yeah, absolutely fits the mould for me.
00:29:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Will it come to pass? Probably not. Maybe not. Who knows? but
00:29:45
Zak
You know, space it's it's going to be a busy, busy fun summer.
00:29:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Stranger things have happened.
00:29:49
Zak
Lots of things. Yeah. Well, as I said, like since since the season's restarted, one of our derbies isn't happening anymore because Russell Martin's now at Rangers. However, potentially we might have another manager derby where sellers might be going to Sheffield United. So who even knows what's happening anymore? It's going to be ah you you a cracking season.
00:30:06
Zak
I look forward to us getting absolutely no coverage because everyone's giving coverage to Wrexham. But, you know, hey-ho, such is life.
00:30:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, look, I mean, Sky Sports are showing a... I'm sure we'll get to this later in the week as we get towards fixture season, but Sky Sports are picking up like an unprecedented amount of championship games next season. So I look forward to not being at St Mary's at three o'clock on a Saturday, maybe at all in the entire season. That's going to be fun.
00:30:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:37
Zak
I mean, look, midday gets over and done with quick. Seven, eight o'clock at night is going to be a pain. it's It's more the away fans I feel for because there's going to be some long journeys, I think, next season.
00:30:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Well, that's just about the end of Minus, mate, and I feel like we've definitely run out of time, but that is...
00:30:52
Zak
No, thanks.
00:30:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it, that's Transfer Tuesday. i think we've covered...
00:30:57
Zak
And that is four days worth of rumours. That is...
00:31:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, four days. We will be back tomorrow with some kind of wildcard content, but until then, thank you very much for joining us, and we will see then.