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Episode 241: TRANSFER TUESDAY!
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Southampton –We've got loads to talk about in transfers today, although definitely tilted more at the out direction than in...
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Introduction to Daily Southampton Podcast
00:00:08
Zak
Hello and welcome to the Daily Southampton, part of the Global Sports Podcast
Excitement for Transfer Tuesday
00:00:13
Zak
Network. I am your host, Zach Ngo Finch. It's everyone's favourite day of the week. It's Transfer Tuesday. Excited, Craig?
00:00:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, always, mate. Transfer Tuesday. Everyone's over at Day of the Week. Hopefully there's some nice incomings that you're going to let me know about and not just the, you know, Mass X that I've been reading about.
00:00:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:00:34
Zak
LAUGHTER
00:00:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm
00:00:38
Zak
With fit in a better mood, how are you mate? You been alright? Yeah.
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
alright. I'm recovering. As mentioned in the podcast yesterday, show weekend in the life of a dance dad is a its not the one.
00:00:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm still...
Aaron Ramsdale's Potential Move
00:00:53
Zak
Yeah, sounds...
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Still in the midst of recovery...................
00:00:56
Zak
sounds not fun. Well, let's talk about saints to cheer you up. Maybe. Right, so we'll start with outgoings, unfortunately, Greg, just just because there's so many.
00:01:08
Zak
since last week. So the movement is happening. I think one of the clips we put out on socials yesterday was, does it even look like we're trimming the squad? It didn't really feel like it. And then this morning opened up and all the floodgates are open. So I guess um we'll start right from the top. So Greg, are you aware of the news that's dropped today? Or you been that busy that you've not seen?
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
It depends what piece of news you're talking about. Maybe.
00:01:32
Zak
if i If I say Newcastle,
00:01:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes Aaron Ramsdale in talks with Newcastle.
00:01:34
Zak
Are you aware of what i'm talking about? Correct.
00:01:37
Zak
So, course
00:01:40
Zak
there you go. So it's getting proper official. bit it was that there's the The news was broken by Sky Sports Keith and Newcastle. In talks to Southampton to sign Aaron Ramsdale, they offer the 27-year-old go-keeper a loan plus buy option, and we were considering the sale, with a or sixteen incu beart we're considering the sale and the loan must have a significant fee and purchase price or he'll stay.
00:02:03
Zak
No outcome, but it's advancing, according to Athletic as well. And then since then, here we go, has pointed out that he's already said yes. The official bet has been sent to Lambden.
00:02:14
Zak
It's a massive loan fee. Salary is going to be covered. There's going to be a buy option cause. And we are open to accepting, but still want a higher fee. So the deal is expected to happen. So this is obviously after the collapse of their transfer for James Trafford. It's been a lot of negative feedback from Newcastle fans, mate, and I don't really understand why. Yeah...
00:02:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought they had like quite a solid goalkeeping set up. Haven't they got Nick Pope and Dubravka and Lachadimos?
00:02:45
Zak
yeah
00:02:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Aren't they like set for goalies? What are they doing?
00:02:47
Zak
i not Not really, because obviously like I think that they wanted to have a better stronger number one. And as said, they brought in, they were looking to bring in James Trafford. That kind of fell through.
00:02:58
Zak
so So now here they are going going after after Ramsdale. But a lot of their fans are kind of angry at it. And I kind of think that some of the some of the thoughts of our fans kind of sum up for me. It's like the fact they spent an entire season being mad at Ben Berets and Diaz for a game that they won.
00:03:16
Zak
a bit weird uh second of all is the the whole <unk> just forgetting that they want like recently under Mike Ashley and like now that they've got like Saudi money being thinking like they're just like oh well we're gonna we're gonna win the Champions League in like the next two to three years it's like that's fine just guys like Bram Stubbs is a very good keeper there's a reason we broke our wage structure to get him you'd be lucky to have him
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Well, let's face it, if we're being brutally honest, without Aaron Ramsday in goal last season, I think we would have conceded, i mean, we already conceded a record number of goals, right?
00:03:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
It would have been, like like, ridiculously high numbers, like this record's never going to be beat. i I don't think, I can think of maybe three goals all season that were, like, actually his fault.
00:04:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
know, that's law of averages. that's That's a low percentage of the goals that we conceded.
00:04:09
Zak
yeah
00:04:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
He is a good keeper. ah It's not a surprise to me that he'll be having a move.
00:04:15
Zak
No.
00:04:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And anyone who is saying it is a surprise, what are we talking about?
00:04:21
Zak
but it's been It's been talking
00:04:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
Jan Bednarek's Transfer to FC Porto
00:04:22
Zak
about it we've talking about for months.
00:04:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. one yeah
00:04:25
Zak
He was one of the first people that said, and then they they literally even even our owner said, he wants to move back to the Premier League. If one opens up, he'll move back to the Premier League.
00:04:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:34
Zak
right
00:04:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
But but like from a club perspective as well, we broke our wage structure to sign him.
00:04:35
Zak
Simple as that.
00:04:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so regardless of what you know relegation clause may or may not have existed in his contract regulation to wages, he's going to be on a higher wage than we are going to want to pay in the championship.
00:04:52
Zak
Yep.
00:04:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's...
00:04:53
Zak
So we'll have to see how it turns out. But the chances are, at the moment, it's just us playing hardball to try and get as much money as possible, which is fair enough.
00:05:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Quite right to.
00:05:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:05:02
Zak
it
00:05:03
Zak
like You've got the money to pay it. Let's not pretend. Let's not pretend that your investment your investment dad is bigger than our investment dad, so give us more money.
00:05:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
But look, what what I'm taking from it is a positive because this is earlier in the window than I was expecting all this to happen, right? We were worried that this would sort of drag into the start of the season.
00:05:22
Zak
Yeah, you're right. It was going to drag.
00:05:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, So, ah you know, the best around Ramsdale. Great. Fine. I've got no problem with him moving on either. Like, it's just...
00:05:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It'd be nice to get it out of the way quickly so we can assess our goalkeeper situation and hopefully come to the realisation that where we're at probably isn't it.
00:05:51
Zak
oh You know, let's not it's not like say it's not done on the dotted line yet, mate. But something that basically is on the dotted line is our next bit. So Yanni B is off to FC Porto.
00:06:01
Zak
We talked about it briefly yesterday, apparently it is now here we go, according to Fabrizio Romano, with a good agreement.
00:06:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, that's as good as still signed, frankly.
00:06:10
Zak
Pretty much. Mate, he's in Portugal. like There's fake nice there's like photos of him in Portugal the the for the plane he's landed. He's not landed. The plane he was on has landed, obviously, for him to go and sign this agreement and sign this transfer. So apparently it's going to be it's about 6.5 million, 7.5 million euros, which I think means we made a transfer on Dan Bedrek, which is wild.
00:06:32
Zak
Sorry, transfer. but We made a profit on Jan Bedrek, which is wild.
00:06:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's insane.
00:06:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is insane. Look, you want to throw criticism the way of Sports Republic for their footballing decisions and their footballing prowess in their time as ownership so far.
00:06:38
Zak
Yeah, so it's all bad.
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's It's absolutely deserved and reasonable.
Emotional and Financial Impact of Transfers
00:06:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if you look at some of the money they get for some of the players we've had, it's frankly so nothing short of miraculous some of the time.
00:07:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like,
00:07:05
Zak
involved in some 9-0 defeats, mate, and had part of the worst defence in the Premier League.
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Two relegations. Yeah.
00:07:13
Zak
And this is no disrespect to Jan.
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
And look, unlike, unlike the law of averages that I was, you know, using to back up Bramsdale, if you flip that and look at how many were directly Annie B's fault, the number is unfortunately, you know, quite a lot higher.
00:07:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Uh,
00:07:28
Zak
Yeah, some it's... I don't I feel... i Power to him, right? I don't know what it is about why I feel kind of so salty about it. I think it's because after moving on to a quote-unquote bigger club during our last relegation battle, and then it going horribly for him at Villa, right? He came back, and then he and then you put with the work in. And then he put the work in the championship, and he put the work in last season, if you can say that anybody put the work in.
00:07:58
Zak
He signed that new contract that was supposed to keep him here longer term. And obviously, we know in the modern game that a longer contract actually is just us getting more money for him. But it's still one of those things that, you know, the the stuff he talked about was very much like, oh, I'm very glad to be here.
00:08:13
Zak
I love Southampton. don't really want to move my kids. Everyone's settled here. This, or the other. And like less than a year later, now he's he's moving on to FC Porto. And it turns out that there was a relegation clause built into his contract that no one was aware of really at the time.
00:08:25
Zak
So it's just, I don't know, I feel a bit weird about it.
00:08:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, look, It can be true that he was settled and happy here and now wants to go and get more money playing on a high league.
00:08:35
Zak
Yeah, no, I know. It's just, I don't know. It just feels a bit feels a bit weird. And I feel, I don't know why I'm, I know why I'm so annoyed specifically about Jan Benrek going, because I'm not, I'm not really tied to it, right?
00:08:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:49
Zak
Like, it's not like I have any huge feelings.
00:08:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that
00:08:52
Zak
It's just, I just find it frustrating that, that,
00:08:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that he was probably one of our more consistent defenders last year. But when you look at our defensive statistics last year, that's not compliment. So it's like, yeah,
00:09:05
Zak
consistently performing at like 4, where the 4.5 rating per game isn't usually.
00:09:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think things need to change in that back line. And, you know, if that's going to be one of those things.
00:09:13
Zak
yeah
00:09:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, we'll see how the rest falls.
00:09:19
Zak
Well, yeah, we, we I wish him well. I just, I don't know why it's annoyed me so much.
00:09:27
Zak
And with that, we'll listen now
Interruptions and Rumors
00:09:28
Zak
to a word from our partners at Bionic.
00:10:09
Zak
And we are back. And unfortunately, Greg, we've still got a lot of outgoats to go through.
00:10:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's all right, mate. Look, none of the outgoings we've had so far have upset me, right? They're expected. We know we need to trim. is We're on a level at the moment. Let's keep it going.
00:10:28
Zak
Okay, so according to iBroxNews.com, there was an article about Rangers to take extra steps to seal Samuel Odozie transfer as bid as made. And apparently where they are reportedly signing Southampton winger Samuel Odozie in the summer transfer window.
00:10:43
Zak
Obviously, we know Russell Martin's a big fan. You know, used throughout the whole of the championship. Sent on loan last season. We know this rumour's been knocking about. It's come back up again. i pretty sure this entire article that I've read also is just about a medical guy seeing about how he's going to fit in with the injuries he's had, which is bizarre.
00:11:00
Zak
But yeah, apparently that's a move that potentially still is on the cards. I wouldn't hugely be surprised. I said, we we kind of thought... I kind of thought... That was the only solid real interest was from like Carb Brugge in that were lot.
00:11:12
Zak
So I didn't really think that he might move on, but apparently Rangers are still interested in him. So we didn't really see him towards the end. We didn't see him in the camp much because obviously yeah but he played like the first game and then he picked up a little knock.
00:11:23
Zak
So yeah, we got a bloated squad. He's someone that I thought would do well, but if he goes, he goes in it, you know?
00:11:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, right, look, he's someone... Yeah, no, I mean, I think I'm in the same boat. I really like Edozie. think he's got... It's one of the words that I use almost too frequently. He's got a lot of promise a lot potential.
00:11:43
Zak
That's the most of our squad, mate, apparently.
00:11:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, last time we saw him with us... He, you know, he had that pace and that ability, but lacked anything in the final third. You know, he had a bit of a better time with Anderlecht, but, you know, pace
Southampton's Transfer Stance
00:12:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
here lacking in the final third's got Russell Martin's, you know, DNA all over it. So maybe it's just a match made in heaven.
00:12:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:07
Zak
Yeah, well, that's that. And obviously, onto an attacker that we don't want to lose, but a lot of people have kind of already made up their mind that he's going. So if we keep him, it might be a bit of a win. Tyler Dibbling.
00:12:18
Zak
So Everson have added a Saints FC teenager Tyler Dibbling to their list of transfers and are looking to strengthen the options on the flank. So that is via Paul Joyce. However... There has been an update to that since then.
00:12:29
Zak
So obviously this is this is how fast things have moved in the last week. So Adam's asking price for Tyler Dibbling could be a stumbling block for Everton and their summer budget within, yeah, and for their summer budget, a deal is not imminent.
00:12:40
Zak
And that is also according to the same journalist, Paul Joyce. So anyone hugely surprised by that?
00:12:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:12:47
Zak
No, we knew you'd probably want to move back to the Premier League.
00:12:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
not low Both of those pieces of information are fully what I expected or Teams are interested in Tyler Diblin Teams are not interested in paying what Saints want Tyler Diblin Saints are not in a position where they're going cave an horrendous amount I'm sure that there's room for negotiation don't get me wrong but I think that it's it's nice that we're finally in a position it feels like to hold the cards right
00:12:54
Zak
yeah
00:12:59
Zak
Yeah.
00:13:05
Zak
Hmm.
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
rather than just
00:13:15
Zak
Yeah, it is nice. And it's like, what's he going to do? Because obviously, I think the only other place that really had a huge amount of interest, obviously there was talk of Man U a lot, but that seems to have gone away actually throughout this window.
00:13:26
Zak
You've got sort of Tottenham, who I think will probably be floating like floating around maybe like Matty Fernandes or Dibbling. Now Morgan Skips-White has under duress re-signed for Nottingham Forest. Yeah.
00:13:38
Zak
For the next three years. I keep making that joke. for so i so So, yeah, it's it's kind of like we know there was going to be interest. I don't know. Do we consider Everton to be serious?
00:13:52
Zak
The fact that he might be on the list, but they don't want to pay the money for me says no, because we have no need to let him go at a cheap cutthroat price.
00:13:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:00
Zak
I'm sick of this kind of like, oh, you have to sell because of the rules. If we had to sell... we would be selling a cut price.
00:14:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:07
Zak
We're not. so boo-hoo, Christ, some more question mark.
00:14:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
and I'll remember if you
00:14:12
Zak
That's kind of how it feels.
00:14:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't remember if I read it or you said it to me or if we said it on the podcast yesterday, but we've already made like 40 million pounds worth of sales and we haven't sold Diblin, Fernandez, Ramsdale yet, or Adam Armstrong, who's, you know, on the cusp, like,
00:14:20
Zak
yeah
00:14:30
Zak
so So yeah, there's there's a fair few. but that's But that's obviously one of the bigger bits of news. Ham have interest in Saints FC, Pair, Shea Charles and Matias Fernandes. They are said to be able to secure Fernandes for a lower fee of Saints now needing to cut costs in the championship via the sharp end. And that's where I'm like, well, I don't know how true this rumour is because we we don't. And I feel like what you've said about Ramsdale is key. If Newcastle are covering his entire wages, giving us a loan flee and going to pay a lot money to buy him later on, that that is like our biggest concern, right?
00:15:06
Zak
So with that point, we we we're freed up to not have to worry too much.
00:15:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:15:10
Zak
So I feel like the the the idea that apparently we need to sell him is is starting to on wick a little bit.
00:15:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:16
Zak
Because it's not.
00:15:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:17
Zak
It's not true. We don't need to see that
00:15:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
And whilst, and whilst Matty is, you know, clearly one of our better players, maybe our best player at the moment, and is going to be key for, from a fan's perspective to keep,
00:15:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know He was fresh sign-in last year as a young'un. I don't think he's going to be on like astronomical wages. It's not going to be like, whoa, we need to shift this high earner off our books.
00:15:39
Zak
yeah
00:15:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not that situation at all for him. But yeah, it's it's just lazy journalism, isn't it?
00:15:44
Zak
I just... Yeah, it's it's just a...
00:15:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just the bold assumption.
00:15:48
Zak
it's getting a bit It's getting a bit frustrating that it's just kind of like, well, we need to get rid of all our players immediately. I'm like, yes and no, not the ones we want to keep. We need to be clear.
00:15:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:57
Zak
but There's a lot that we don't have to get rid of. So, Greg, I bring you to our final outgoing story of today before we take a break.
00:16:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:06
Zak
And that is Saints FC defender Armo Belekochap to HSV Hamburg is apparently off. The deal is seen as too expensive in terms of transfer fee and salary. And that's at Mopu.
Southampton's Interest in New Signings
00:16:18
Zak
He also recently did play for us. He started for the under-21s at Staplewood against Crawley, so he's kind of knocking around. Not in the first team, but he's whether that's just for fitness or whatever, or, you know, yeah, it's... some it's like an ongoing saga that just never seems to end right we hear there's interest and then no one ever follows up on that interest because clearly he wants more money than they want to pay him and we want more money than they're willing to pay so he's got a year left i wouldn't be sp surprised if we end up just seeing him leave on a free that's gonna be awful but at this point
00:16:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
look
00:16:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
look yeah
00:16:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i do even if he stays, I don't see him being in amongst the squad. I think it speaks volumes when, you know, if he's playing games for the under-21s, when Ronnie Edwards has been, you know, specifically been putting the team out of position in a specific effort to get him minutes.
00:17:05
Zak
just to get minutes.
00:17:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, fact the fact that Bellacott chap stayed at home and played for the under-21s says everything about where his value to the club isn't, basically.
00:17:18
Zak
It's like one of those things where, regardless of what our opinions are on Stephens, one of the things we agreed on yesterday is that four managers liked him, four managers kept him as club captain. in With Bello Koczat,
00:17:31
Zak
We haven't seen him appear under three managers. And one manager gave him a game and then didn't play him anymore.
00:17:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
one manager gave him a shot and then did not.
00:17:39
Zak
And he seemed the right when he came on, to be fair.
00:17:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:41
Zak
But obviously, we don't know what's going on behind the scenes and we never will. And I don't think we're going find out a lot of information about it. But, you know, it it sucks for probably him and the club. If he wants to go and he's not going to play and no one wants to buy him and we don't want to sell him for, like, pennies...
00:17:58
Zak
It'll be what it'll be. But, you know, I'm wondering if they do eventually get to sort of January and just let him go for whatever, because we're going to end up having him run down his contract playing, you know, realistically a season of football in like a sort of four year stint, which is mad.
00:18:12
Zak
It's even worse than Lamina statistics at that point. So, yeah, but that is our last outgoing, Greg. So now we'll hear from our partners at Zencastr and then i'll and I'll treat you to some potential incomings.
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00:18:48
Zak
So we are back, Greg. We've got about four incoming stories, one of which is one that's already appeared but seems to have come back up in the last couple of days. But we'll start with one that isn't. So so I've done one of 10 European sides showing interest in FC Mets forward Idrissa Gueye.
00:19:04
Zak
The French club have been discussing a fee close to £15 million pound with potential suitors. It's not the same. There is another player who plays for Everton who has the exact same name, Greg. It is not that player.
00:19:16
Zak
Yeah. So if you're thinking, I know who that is you don't.
00:19:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:19:20
Zak
This is a young striker for FC...
00:19:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're right. I was thinking, that now rings a bell.
00:19:23
Zak
Yeah.
00:19:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I didn't realise he played in France.
00:19:25
Zak
It's not. no there are there are two. And obviously, this is the um this is the other younger one. He is technically a St. Galese international as well. He's been capped once. Obviously, as I said, not the same one that plays for Everton.
00:19:38
Zak
He's played about 17 times for Mets, scoring five times. Before that, he played for Generation Foot in playing 26 times and scoring 12.
00:19:47
Zak
In his agency, he's the highest player profile player on their books. That is all the information that I can find on him. He seems to be hotly sort of being being followed by 10 clubs. You There has to be a reason is where I'm at.
00:20:01
Zak
I don't know whether we'll win that race considering there's a lot of other clubs that are looking into him that probably are slightly better suited, but a slightly better prospect for a young player to go to.
00:20:12
Zak
But that's slightly exciting.
00:20:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, or maybe have a slightly better wage package offering.
00:20:13
Zak
we be in
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
they like We're not but never going to be on the high end of that, maybe the high end of the championship. but
00:20:21
Zak
Yes, exactly that. So it depends really, well I guess, to be honest, a lot of it sounds like it's hardly up to him. But the world team be his oyster, so I guess we'll see where he ends up. Maybe he'll be here. Salabdin, Norwich City and commentary remain interested in St.
00:20:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:20:35
Zak
Trudy and attacker Adriano Bertaccini, 24, but are hoping for a five to six million europe 5-6 million euro asking price to drop from Louis Kouz.
00:20:46
Zak
So that's one we kind of briefly talked about before because I failed to pronounce his name because he he's got Italian name and italian ah ah Italian ancestry. He's Belgian and plays in Belgium.
00:20:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:58
Zak
apparently we're still interested because that's quite a recent story again. So that's interesting that that keeps reoccurring. But i'm wondering if it's like we're waiting until he's cheap and maybe he'll be an extra or what? Because that seems to be where a lot of the other interest is as well. is It's all championship interest, right? Norwich and Coventry, the other two.
00:21:15
Zak
So I guess we'll see. I feel like if we wanted to get him out of the other two, we probably would. So... based off of where our ambitions are, right?
00:21:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:21:26
Zak
Like, we want to get promoted and feel like we have a good chance here. We have convinced a lot of players to join us this season on the basis of that. I say convinced a lot. There's two. it's Just so you know, there's two incoming so far.
00:21:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But one of them's great and everything's great.
00:21:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
The club's great. It's all great.
00:21:46
Zak
if If only we we didn't how we had our Frenchie fries.
00:21:49
Zak
Right. Hampton are monitoring Grêmio winger Alisson Edward, 19, according to Fernandes Puma. So, I had look at him as well. Greg, he is a left-footed right winger.
00:22:01
Zak
He plays for Grêmio in Brazil. He's had 11 appearances and he's scored one goal. Obviously, he is 19. He's played youth football since he was about 14 in their academy. So... that That's what you're getting.
00:22:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Right. Hmm.
00:22:13
Zak
He's a right winger with a left We're apparently very interested in him.
00:22:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
right
00:22:17
Zak
that That was a lot. That was what I could find and have it at Ganders. So, yeah. yeah But obviously, it still it still shows... We're gunning for an attacking midfielder, right? like We know that we need another addition.
00:22:31
Zak
They are looking, and they're looking left, right, centre, all over the place.
Jesseran Rak-Sakyi and Squad Reduction
00:22:35
Zak
And basically anybody that's showing it a sniff of interest, whether it's agents or journalists or whatever, all kind of throwing stuff into the air, if we've even sent somebody to look at somebody at this point, it's being saying that we're to buy them. So, you know, it's it's good to know that we're still being linked. It's good to know they are still trying. It's good to know they haven't just given up entirely.
00:22:54
Zak
and gone, I know, we'll just bring in Oxlade-Chamberlain that's what I think that my fear is. We just go, it'll be fine. Or no, no, no, we'll just play Sugawara right wing. This probably prefers to be up the top anyway, but I guess we'll have to see.
00:23:10
Zak
Right, and last up, Greg. Saints FC are closely monitoring the Jesseran Rak Saihi ah ah Situation. Rangers have made a loan proposal, but Crystal Palace prefer a permanent move this summer. And that's according to ChrisJack89 on Twitter slash x.com.
00:23:29
Zak
So, yeah, that's that's another one that's apparently a bit more exciting to most people, which, you know, a lot of people said he think they reckon he'd be quality for us. Yeah.
00:23:42
Zak
Yeah. It's the fact that Russell Martin has also come out and said that he likes... I'm wondering if we're actually linked with him or it's like Russell Martin has gone in for a player and then everyone said, oh, we're in for this guy as well.
00:23:54
Zak
So, who knows? But he was on loan from 24 to 25 at Sheffield United and did it right there.
00:23:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:24:03
Zak
score Appeared 35 times, scored seven goals. So, like, you know, it would be a decent... If we're looking for that kind of... profile of a player for attacking midfielder and who's also had you know minutes in the championship and has the experience in the championship he's one that's available it's just the fact that you know Rangers seem to be wanting to get to him first but I think where they only want a loan and Crystal Palace want money their offer's been rejected so far so it's just it's just a rumour unfortunately Greg
00:24:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, interesting to see. Yeah.
00:24:38
Zak
hip That's all the information I can find on Incovins. sorry So it looks like we're really trimming the fat of the squad.
00:24:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:24:46
Zak
And by trimming the fat, I mean getting rid of the players that a lot of us actually want to keep. And it's going to be cut down.
00:24:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:24:52
Zak
I don't know.
00:24:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:24:53
Zak
Jan, not devastated by. Ramsdale, not surprising. Tyler Diblin, pay us more money, you'll get over it. Matty Fernandez, pay us more money, you'll get over it. Shea Charles...
00:25:05
Zak
feel like leaving I feel like Joe Aribo's going go before the window ends, and I feel like getting rid Shane as well was quite dangerous.
00:25:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:13
Zak
Bella Kochap, sure.
00:25:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, yeah, but I mean, look, the Matty and Shea Charles whip links were, in my opinion, a weak. So, it's still, still feeling all right. I'm still feeling all right about our business so far this window.
00:25:29
Zak
Yeah, it's not... Maybe we'll we'll like a bit more in comments. I guess we'll have to see. But obviously, I will do a bit of a deep dive into one of our newbies tomorrow.
00:25:40
Zak
I've covered Masuki, I've covered Wellington. i'm goingnna think I'm going to have a look into Korshi tomorrow. So <unk> we'll get some be able to learn about one of the new people we have transferred in, all two of them.
00:25:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
so I'll tell you what though, Zach.
00:25:52
Zak
Yeah.
00:25:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that August is where it's going to be. Hmm.
00:26:00
Zak
gonna have no choice mate august is gonna be any time left but the window's gonna slam shut gonna have two sign-ins and be like well we've trimmed the squad down and all that's left is the people that you really hope would go uh i don't think that would be the case and and again like by the time
00:26:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:15
Zak
By the time this championship season starts, everybody gets a clean slate. We've been through this before. So we'll we'll have whoever's going to be left with the shirt on are going to be the players we have for that season.
00:26:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%.
Podcast Conclusion and Future Teasers
00:26:24
Zak
And until the rumours start spreading around December, if any of them go in January, we'll treat them all like you know the best team in the world because that's what we'll be. So yeah, but that's... What, you're not going to win every game, Greg? Come on.
00:26:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but I mean, we're going to win every game, but probably wouldn't beat Barcelona, you know?
00:26:38
Zak
That's what you're always about, it.
00:26:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just...
00:26:46
Zak
Oh, ye of little faith. yeah Who would you rather beat, Greg?
00:26:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's in three years time in the Champions League.
00:26:49
Zak
Portsmouth?
00:26:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
so course Yeah.
00:26:52
Zak
Greg, who would you rather beat? Portsmouth or Barcelona? I know the answer to that question for me. There you So that's all that matters, really.
00:26:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
fit mr
00:26:58
Zak
Right.
00:26:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly.
00:26:59
Zak
right
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
the easiest six points the season.
00:27:04
Zak
Righto, so that's what we've got time for today. I hope that everyone learned a little something. It's mainly that we are starting to get rid of people, or at least trying to. And maybe, just maybe, we will get that elusive attacking midfielder promised to us by sports.
00:27:19
Zak
So, thank you all for listening. As I said, we'll be back to tomorrow. We're on all the social medias. Facebook, Twitter, X... Blue Sky, YouTube, if you fancy looking at our faces and seeing all the junk cups where we edit things out, where I mispronounce names or just everything falls out of my head. so It's always funny to see.
00:27:39
Zak
And what's the last one? TikTok, Instagram. There you go. Got them all. Yeah. Once again, thank you very much for spending your afternoon, morning or evening with us.
00:27:50
Zak
And we will see you in the next one.