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Episode 231: TRANSFER TUESDAY
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Southampton – It's been a quiet week on the transfer front, but there are still bits to talk about for our favourite day of the week!
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00:00:09
Zak
Hello and welcome to the Daily Southampton, part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. I am your host, Ngofinch. I am joined by today by my co-host, Gregory Elliott. How are you doing, bud, on this slightly cooler day? Yeah?
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, surviving.
00:00:27
Zak
Yeah?
00:00:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look, I'm feeling like football's just a little bit closer, mate, because very excitingly, I got my Wrexham ticket sent to my app today.
00:00:38
Zak
Ooh, it's coming up.
00:00:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:00:39
Zak
It's coming up. That's not the only thing we've heard out of the club so far today. We've potentially got a kit reveal for the 17th of the 7th. So your prediction of thinking that the away kit will drop before the next friendly that isn't behind closed door is 100% on the money again, mate.
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It's like I know how these things work. Look, and when you're excited for the season to start, you you pay attention the launchers over the years, and you just you get a sense of feeling for these things, you know?
00:00:58
Zak
So...
00:01:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:09
Zak
So here's ah ah here's a fun fact that I discovered today, at least. We were talking about the fact that they used a lava lamp. we thought that was a bit weird. And I was like, what what's their just general theme? Nostalgia? and Charlotte was, it is my wife, was basically like, when I was chatting away to her about it, it was like, well, yeah, well, this lava lamp's from the 70s. They did the thing in the 90s where they came back.
00:01:27
Zak
So they are actually retro. That is from the 70s. I'm like, right. was like, okay, so explain the arcade machine.
00:01:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:01:33
Zak
just like, I can't that. That's just weird. And I'm like, good. so So it's still 70s, at least for the kits. But then there is also just generic nostalgia seems to be the theme this season.
00:01:44
Zak
ah Which to be fair, I'd rather get lost in that.
00:01:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
well, I mean, well, arcade games were 70s, right? Just that their particular choice of Mario was more early eighty s right? So...
00:01:56
Zak
Yeah. Yeah, I guess so. Pong being 1972. Yeah.
00:01:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
i yeah
00:02:03
Zak
yeah
00:02:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I i i ah feel like my original point to you earlier, Stan, Zach, where some 16-year-old baby is sat on their internship, like, let's just think of things that they'd show on the Antiques Roadshow, and gone with that.
00:02:21
Zak
what's What's old and what what do you think that all of the people get excited about? Let's go with that. You're right. Over the way, I'm looking forward to that kit because it looks like it's probably that the leaks were correct.
00:02:33
Zak
I think I've already seen the third kit, so that's exciting. So so there's there's pretty much all the club news, unless there's anything else you've heard, Greg, other than the... Obviously, there's lots of interviews still knocking around after the friendly, but we'll get into that in the week because today is, of course, everybody's favourite, Greg.
00:02:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
nope
00:02:47
Zak
It Transfer Tuesday.
00:02:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm so excited genuinely
00:02:52
Zak
Yeah, you should be because I have had to get a bunch of information for all of these transfers because it's been slim pickings. Part of me was like, oh, we're going have to pad this episode with another episode to get it out.
00:03:06
Zak
But I've done a bit of looking up. So i will allow you to pick whether we start with outgoings or incomings, Greg, which would you prefer, mate? Dealer's choice.
00:03:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's start with out. I don't know why. There's no reasoning behind my decision. It was lightning quick, but here we are...................... but
00:03:22
Zak
Okay, so so half off the hot off the presses, and again, always covered by our good friends at Just Saints and Saints Extra, and also the actual journalists, or say the actual journalists, the journalists that have these stories are all collated. So as reported in the Pinkham, which is apparently a Norwich City outlet, Norwich City are keeping a close eye on Southampton left-back Charlie Taylor.
00:03:47
Zak
Obviously, he was linked with Hull City in January This year, that move did not materialise because I think that... I can't remember if it's because he wasn't willing to drop down a level or there was something going on.
00:04:00
Zak
Probably just didn't want like another relegation under his belt or something like that, although they did scrape past Survivor at the end. um So yeah, I'm i' not really surprised he's being linked away. people I've seen some comments like, oh, but he was like the first on the team sheet for the friend lead.
00:04:16
Zak
I was like, yeah, the friendly, the team that you you respectfully said yesterday, mate. That felt like the Jim McGillingham game, didn't it? Where all of them were basically <unk> interviewing you for their job.
00:04:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:28
Zak
Reapplying to your own job territory.
00:04:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm just glad someone's keeping a close eye on Charlie Taylor because let's be honest, before the friendly, most of us forgot he was here. So, you know. Yeah.
00:04:36
Zak
You say that he played one of Rusk's final games, if you remember rightly, which was a bit weird.
00:04:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:41
Zak
like I think that wass when that was one of the players that I think we'd been talking at that time about how we'd barely seen Ryan Fraser. And then all of a sudden, of all the players that started, it was Charlie Taylor. We were baffled by it. But at the same time, you know, with we' like, oh, well how many left backs we have? And I like, well, it is three.
00:04:57
Zak
Like we've got Manning, we've got Charlie Taylor, we've got Wellington. I'm sure that all of the centre backs are happy to slot into that position if need be.
00:05:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I saw some comments saying he was such a key part of Burnley's promotion and experienced championship player clearly good at this level instead we've signed Stevens and are looking to get rid of him but I don't think that's the forward thinking attitude we're going to need if we you know want to survive if we do get promoted like
00:05:23
Zak
my
00:05:26
Zak
he Okay, if if he was so important to Burnley's promotion, yeah, that might be true.
00:05:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why did they sell it?
00:05:30
Zak
But then Burnley let him go, basically. we then If you remember, he was a free transfer.
00:05:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:34
Zak
He picked him up because his contract ended. So they thought at that point he wasn't going to be useful whether they went down or up.
00:05:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:40
Zak
We decided to go... we decided... you know They were going back down at that point when his contract expired. So if they wanted to keep him, they would have kept him. It's kind of where I'm at. It was a good idea at the time.
00:05:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:51
Zak
This is the problem you've got when you try and weigh up having experience in the team... versus sort of fresh raw talent. And we need to always try and get that balance right. but We haven't got that balance right.
00:06:04
Zak
He's been all right as a left back.
00:06:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah I was going to add an input that I guess he's in sort of the the tail end of his career and he's getting on a bit but I've just googled it and he's only a year younger than me that makes me feel so old laughing
00:06:05
Zak
Like I don't have anything against the guy. I just don't think he's that interested in being here. And I think that that's fine if he wants to leave. But yeah, so that's one of the the first clubs he's been sort of linked this season.
00:06:28
Zak
yeah
00:06:31
Zak
greg Greg, I hate to inform you, mate. I'm pretty sure that Will Steele is maybe like a month or so older than you, but is is younger than me.
00:06:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:06:41
Zak
And that's... That's devastating because that's the guy that manages the club now. And I'm like, well, I can't have a grown-up job like football manager. And I'm like, oh, no, I can.
00:06:52
Zak
That's awful.
00:06:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:06:55
Zak
But, right, so as I said, it is slim picking. So moving on the next one, is is it less of a story but more of a – less of a rumor, more of a story that's emerged out. So did you notice one of the people, we've talked about absentees, one of the absentees we didn't mention was Bella Kochap.
00:07:10
Zak
So Bella Kochap has uploaded of his socials and he seems to be in some sort of like private training camp in Dusseldorf in Germany. So isn't it kind of telling, even under contract for a little bit longer, that the writing is on the wall if he hasn't even returned to preseason training?
00:07:28
Zak
Preseason's now underway. We're talking about who we are going to keep. For me, it kind of feels like surely that's it, right?
00:07:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes and no
00:07:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because, right, he, my opinion yes, is obviously, yeah, training somewhere else, maybe.
00:07:38
Zak
Okay.
00:07:39
Zak
Show the argument for yes.
00:07:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
But also, if, you know, he's previously been involved in German international camps, just because he wasn't selected to go to the most recent set of fixtures doesn't mean he's not, like,
00:07:57
Zak
For like four years.
00:07:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
there But doesn't mean that he's not like in and around that camp and potentially picking up some some extra training whilst he's still technically on time away.
00:08:03
Zak
Mm-hmm.
00:08:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, like...
00:08:09
Zak
Well, looks to me like it's a private training camp is what it looks to be. It looks like he is pushing for a move in Germany.
00:08:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:15
Zak
There are a lot of German teams that are kind of sort of trying to figure out whether they can put a bid in or not.
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:21
Zak
And it makes sense as he's a German international to be in his home country and do training there.
00:08:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:26
Zak
But I just kind of feel like if I was him...
00:08:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah that Man who lives in Germany trains in Germany.
00:08:30
Zak
Yeah, it's true, but also it's not like he was away on any international duty and preeings pre-season training started back.
00:08:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Isn't exactly riveting information, is it?
00:08:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:08:39
Zak
like Everybody else is accounted for. Edwards and Fernandes were both in sort of know the under-21 Euros.
00:08:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Which, yeah.
00:08:47
Zak
Taylor Harwood-Bellis is still getting over an injury. like i i As you can tell from the fact that I kind of thought he might play, I thought he was much further along than he actually was, realising now that no no he's nowhere near that.
00:08:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
August right yeah
00:08:57
Zak
you know Rambo rabo was still there,
00:09:00
Zak
even though he's... kind so So for me, this is like, this is somebody that Will still has had a conversation with and he's like, mate, in the nicest possible way, don't want to be anywhere near here anymore. And he's gone, all right. And that that seems to be that.
00:09:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:09:10
Zak
And that seems to now sort of be confirmed by the fact he's privately training elsewhere. Because I can't remember who it was who went away. i think it was either like, I want to say was it Nathan Redmond one year that just went away over the summer and like did just an absolutely insane training camp and then came back and and like played really well for at least the first half of that season.
00:09:29
Zak
i so I remember that, but like, yeah, for me, it just seems like, and and I don't even mean this in like a mean way. I mean it a way that I think that if I was him at this point, I would be done with this part of my career because like, such ah ah you know, the fact that we're also still looking for centre-backs for me says a lot.
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:47
Zak
We'll get to that in a bit, but if we're already looking for centre-backs and people have kind of forgot he's there.
00:09:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
but To be, what, the fourth or fifth choice centre-back in a team that shipped as many goals in the last three years as we have is something, isn't it?
00:09:57
Zak
Yeah. Yeah. regardless of how how you feel. like that's not That's not a place you want to be in your career and any job. So yeah, a bit of a non-story, but as I said, it is slim pickings. And with that, we'll throw to our partners at Bionique.
00:10:52
Zak
And we are back. So we haven't quite finished the outgoings yet, Greg. There is one person that we've had linked constantly who has decided that potentially he would like another relegation under his belt.
00:11:07
Zak
And that is Aaron Ramsdale. So we've kind of spoke about it the other day, right? Where like they said that he can go not too long ago.
00:11:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:15
Zak
we all had that false bit of hope that maybe he'd want to stay. Then we will admit an R& about whether he would play preseason. The explanation of, well, actually, i got back like three, four days ago, makes sense.
00:11:26
Zak
But he did stay around the camp and he might well like the club.
00:11:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm. the
00:11:29
Zak
If he wants to carry on playing for England, knows he probably needs to play in the Premier League. So what better than, you know, what better than to have the most relegations as a goalkeeper under your belt than going to Sunderland, who apparently have been struggle bussing to get a new keeper.
00:11:44
Zak
he wants a Premier League return. Are they willing to pay the 25, 28 million for him? Or is it going to be a super expensive loan? Who knows?
00:11:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's it's an interesting one. The vibe I get from the entire situation, and to be clear, it's vibes only. I've got no you know real source or or justification to it, but it feels like he would be happy to stay at the club if that's the way the sort of cards fall.
00:12:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if a move comes about, he's open to it and the club are open to it, which I guess you know it leaves us in this sort of slightly weird position where it might be alone or Or do we need to buy a keeper because, you know, Bazzu new fresh back off injury and, you know, let's face it, 103-year-old Alex McCarthy, it's...
00:12:35
Zak
We're going to get to a point where it's like 10,105-year-old Alex McCarthy. We age that poor man every time we talk about him.
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's... But there is some... it's It's just such a strange and interesting interesting position. I mean, do we... Or are do we have an experienced goalkeeper in the youth ranks who's going to come up and and maybe get involved?
00:12:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's why they're not making a noise or making a fuss about it It's just, honestly, it's just my biggest point of concern about the entire team currently.
00:13:02
Zak
I genuinely just think they think Brazunu is going to come good.
00:13:09
Zak
Yeah.
00:13:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Genuinely. Yeah.
00:13:11
Zak
Yeah. Okay. Well, that's that's our outgoings, mate. Do you want to talk about something a little bit more exciting?
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, let's do it. What have you got?
00:13:18
Zak
Rightio. So, so, so, so, so the big one that's been linked across all the sites the moment is that apparently us and Watford are interested in Volndam, centre-back Xavier Mbouyamba, who is formerly of Chelsea,
00:13:32
Zak
So i had a look into him because I said simpicking. So I thought, right, let's actually do some some research on some of the players and and see who we're linked to. it Because previously we've said we've kind of been linked to people. And there are people that I'm going to move on to who haven't done a lot of research Greg. And that's because the links are tenuous at best.
00:13:49
Zak
So he's a young guy, but he's about 23. So he would fit into our team. It's not a development. It would be a it would be a first team. I kind of originally was a bit a little bit baffled by centre-back.
00:14:01
Zak
However, he can play right back. So he might be one of the sort of versat more versatile players that we're trying to pick up.
00:14:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:14:07
Zak
And it will probably depend on what's who's going out.
00:14:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:11
Zak
As I said, I feel like a fight between us and Watford, no offence, Watford, we're probably more of an attractive prospect, right? Especially where it's Watford, it's like every week you have a new manager.
00:14:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
You would you'd hope so.
00:14:21
Zak
i mean, that to be fair, arguably we're the same at this point.
00:14:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's true.
00:14:24
Zak
yeah
00:14:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who did you say that he's from? Volendam.
00:14:28
Zak
Yeah, Volendam, who are...
00:14:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that, hang on, Dutch League?
00:14:31
Zak
Yes. yeah That is the Dutch league,
00:14:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah but that was a That was a stretch and a guess.
00:14:39
Zak
good He is also Dutch. So he's been playing sort of professional football, like I said, a professional contract since 2022. But he had development time previously Barcelona and Chelsea.
00:14:49
Zak
So originally he was going to go to Chelsea. And then you remember when Chelsea had that weird, like I say, the the transfer ban, right? So he signed, then did a bit of youth football at Barcelona before eventually going back to Chelsea and had some loans sort of after.
00:14:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:15:02
Zak
In 2022, he officially signed of his current club. So he's from a sporting family. His older brother plays in the lower leagues as well. And he's cut he's I think he's played under-19s for the Dutch team, he is eligible if he wants to, to play for the Democratic Republic of Congo or the Dutch team.
00:15:21
Zak
So he was a like hot property when he was young as well. He was coveted by both Real Madrid, Bayern, Liverpool, and obviously sea go obviously Chelsea, and obviously went to Barcelona.
00:15:32
Zak
He actually scored against us once, Greg, in an under-23s Chelsea win against us. because that's the kind of, you know, the the tenuous facts that I can find with these sort of, he came back from like a cruciate ligament injury or something and yeah, like immediately came back and scored and it's like, well, that's good and it had to be against us because classic but he's been compared to Van Dijk quite a lot, so sort of a future Van Dijk, which is not a
00:15:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brilliant.
00:15:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a good comparison.
00:15:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:15:58
Zak
it's not bad comparison to have ever, is it really?
00:16:01
Zak
And as I said, it it kind of fulfills our ah ah role of having, for some reason, no matter what, 1 million centre-backs.
00:16:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice.
00:16:07
Zak
Because the only reason I can think we're being linked to centre-backs realistically at this point is that we know there's some on the way out.
00:16:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:14
Zak
And we kind of know that, but we haven't had it confirmed yet.
00:16:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Which is interesting, but also, like, Taylor Harwood-Bellis doesn't look to be going anywhere and is injured till August, and Jack Stephens has just signed long-term, so that only really leaves Yanni B to go.
00:16:28
Zak
Yanni B, Nathan Wood, Armel, Belakot-Jap.
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:32
Zak
We've just brought in Korshi. You've got Kaya Sander that can step up.
00:16:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:36
Zak
So again, it's it seems to be a position we have a massive amount. But then also we've seen what happens if like our first choice pairing get injured. So maybe they are trying to make sure that the depth is actually solid.
00:16:47
Zak
Especially considering I don't want us to start shipping goals anymore.
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:50
Zak
And what did we do? The instant the EC game started, it's just ship a goal. we We won't discuss why. ah ah i don't have all day. So, one the things that...
00:16:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
but He looks like a ah ah tall I've just done my tiny bit of research now he looks like a tall player so that seems to match the profile of players we've been going for unfortunately I don't have pay stats on him but
00:17:10
Zak
yeah it It seems, that obviously, and some it was like a... I think it's like Link from Sky Sports and stuff, so it doesn't seem... It seems like a legitimate, actual, like, proper Link that we've had to them, to him. So, you know, that would be... i think it would be exciting. Like, i'm I'm happy to kind of trust where the new players are going to be at. As I said, we've already seen... We already saw that our second squad did a lot better. We've got two behind-closed-doors friendly 60 minutes this week, which will be exciting, just to kind of see who does well.
00:17:37
Zak
But I think that... we need a bit of new blood so
00:17:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are we going see anything from them, do you think? Or maybe just like highlights?
00:17:44
Zak
blood. Maybe, I think we'll hear from him.
00:17:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I haven't seen anything on it. Yeah, I haven't seen anything on the website about it. And you feel like they would have stuck them up on the website if they were going to be Saints playing them.
00:17:53
Zak
I think it's because it's behind closed doors, they probably don't want any additional pressure. I don't think they're going to be... The fact they're 60 minutes as well makes more sense as to why none of them are being...
00:18:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:01
Zak
why they're behind closed doors. But just getting them playing football is the important thing.
00:18:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:05
Zak
But it'll be interesting to see sort of who does well out of it, right? Because we've already got some players that are starting to develop and come through. We've got exciting prospects and players that have returned that are like new signings. And as I said, not necessarily Arma and Ben Brereton, but...
00:18:19
Zak
That is what still said about them. But then you've got these players in sort of Masuki, Shea Charles, Adozi that have come back. And obviously Adozi is still hot property, i didn't really cover at the outgoings because nothing's really so concrete or solid.
00:18:34
Zak
And we already talked about it like twice before, but some belgish Belgian clubs are still interested. Put it that way. I think that maybe the Rangers interest is called, but there are still not like rumors abound of a couple of Belgian clubs still being after him.
00:18:48
Zak
oh But yeah, so we move we move on, Greg, to to one of the but of the other ones. So 17-year-old Andre Garcia.
00:18:59
Zak
Andre Garcia. There you go, got there in the end. So this is Saints Marching, which can be, as a source, a bit dubious. They signed to sign to kind of link things that have happened a while ago to stories now.
00:19:09
Zak
And this is one of those where we put a bid for him in January. So he plays left back. So it almost looked like a replacement for Charlie Taylor, right? at In January. And that was if Charlie Taylor went to, if he ended up going to whole city.
00:19:26
Zak
So Andre plays for the England under 18s and last season appeared 38 times for Reading. despite the fact he's 17. So he's obviously jumped straight into the first team. They kind had to, you because obviously we know everything with their financial problems.
00:19:39
Zak
is from Fabrizio Romano. So, you know, he's the here we go guy. So like, that's a pretty legitimate source. He's usually, usually doesn't say anything that's a lot.
00:19:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pretty all the money. Kind of makes a living out of it now.
00:19:47
Zak
But I think,
00:19:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
So...
00:19:49
Zak
Yeah, so i think that it didn't end up materialising. I don't know. they I think they rejected the bid. But the reason that but they've decided to talk about it again is Norwich have gone in and they're wondering, you know, if Norwich get Charlie Taylor instead, maybe we'll would turn around and pick him back up.
00:20:05
Zak
So again, when I said that this week was slim pickings, that is one of the links.
00:20:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is tenuous, mate.
00:20:09
Zak
That is a, we are being linked maybe slightly to a player we put a bid for in January that maybe we don't need.
00:20:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, we've we have a large overhaul of all sorts since January, so...
00:20:20
Zak
We have, including spores coming in at that point. So who knows?
00:20:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:24
Zak
However...
00:20:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Which isn't to say that some targets won't still be the same, right? Like... if it's a good player, you might...
00:20:29
Zak
Well, I think that's the case.
00:20:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
that it's not it's not a It's not a zero cross-section of players that we might have scouted before Spores and players that fit Will Steel's style that Spores might want to sign.
00:20:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
like there There has to be at least some.
00:20:43
Zak
true but everybody thought Danny Roll would be the one who became the manager and I don't know if he was we we don't know if he was always first choice or not right and he might have been like I'm not really sure and at that point they were like well actually we've got a candidate we prefer so who who knows but you're right is one of those things where lots have changed in the last sort of seven months already
00:20:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:21:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:21:06
Zak
So we went in, I think we might have talked about this guy previously. He's our Armenian, plays for Krasnodar in Russia. Eduard Sperzian, midfielder. He's basically come through and done really well in the Russian League, which I feel like I don't want to mug off the Russian League too much, but also...
00:21:29
Zak
Okay. But he's He's ah an international for our media. so that's you know But he he basically rejected us, mate, because he doesn't want to play in the championship.
00:21:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair enough.
00:21:38
Zak
Legend on the story. He had, you know, we...
00:21:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't know why. i don't know why. This is the best league in the world. What's he what's he thinking?
00:21:43
Zak
Yeah, weve we've been through this, but then it's because also there's been interest from Sunderland and Leeds, which are you know are both now Premier League teams. So I think he'd probably be more interested in a move to the Premier League.
00:21:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
well So he'll be playing the championship next year instead.
00:21:56
Zak
Yeah, pretty much. as
00:21:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:21:59
Zak
That's where I'm at. Or maybe he'll be one of the lucky ones like Romeo Lavia where he does an alright season in the Premiership and a bad team and then gets to win the FIFA Club World Cup as a substitute.
00:22:10
Zak
Oh, I've decided not to talk too much about that, mate, because I know that you're you watch none of it and don't care. And it was a bit weird.
00:22:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Couldn't have been could have been less interested. i don't...
00:22:19
Zak
I feel like when I text you the words halftime show, you you even you got even less interested.
00:22:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't
00:22:23
Zak
LAUGHTER
00:22:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, my apathy towards the entire competition. like And I'm someone who will watch just about any football that's on TV normally. I watched some of the Ballers League last year, and that you know it's questionable as to whether that even counts.
00:22:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I had so little interest in it whatsoever. Just, yeah. Yeah.
00:22:45
Zak
it it was a good It was a good game. Chelsea put PSG to the sword. They got really, really burnt out. The halftime show was weird, and it's we get a taste of what's going to happen at the World Cup. Coldplay, was very, very strange to see Coldplay talking about love across the world.
00:22:59
Zak
Then you've got Donald Trump, who also at one point got involved in the trophy lift, which I didn't realise was a real thing, because I'd stopped watching it by that point until you pointed it out, and then saw a video of Coldplay in the background going, what's he doing?
00:23:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:23:12
Zak
And then that that is about... That, that for me, epitomises the entirety of what the Club World Cup is about.
00:23:18
Zak
so
00:23:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
to put it To put it in perspective, mate, I was listening to of all radio stations in the car this morning, Kerrang!
00:23:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Radio, and they had an interview with Cole Palmer, and i the I left the interview thinking, Cole Palmer being confused isn't really a news story. Like...
00:23:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like...
00:23:36
Zak
you're You're not wrong, but yeah, I think my point is maybe this young lad goes to goes to chel just Sunderland or goes to Leeds, plays really well, they get relegated. And clearly, as he's pointed out, he doesn't want to join the championship.
00:23:49
Zak
So he'll probably have some sort of release clause for a club that may or may not be paid.
00:23:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. All
00:23:54
Zak
the other only other ah ah other link that I've got today, Greg, is is there's what is one more. It's slightly less tenuous than the others, but you're going to have to hear it after a word from our partners at Zencastr.
00:24:03
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00:24:31
Zak
So we are back and our last transfer target is Lennon Miller. So he is a Scottish international, for young international. He is a midfielder.
00:24:43
Zak
He might be that creative midfielder we've been looking for that apparently is supposedly on the shopping list that is the last piece of the puzzle we're supposedly yet to buy before we end up having to see outgoings to replace incoming's.
00:24:57
Zak
So currently he's playing for Motherwell, but is largely expected to move on. So in the Championship, we are one of his primary suitors alongside Ipswich, so both being sort of relegated clubs.
00:25:09
Zak
But it's more lucky more more and more likely, as the rumours have persisted for throughout the week, that he'll move to Italy, right? Because now, the in the same way that there is like an established thing about Japanese footballers going to Celtic and Scotland, right?
00:25:22
Zak
there is now becoming a tradition where sort of good Scottish footballers that constantly get kind of shoved out of the way by ridiculous £80 billion transfers in the Premier League are now being, like, for some reason going to Italy. And obviously with Scott McTominay and Napoli and like Billy Gilmore and a couple other names.
00:25:43
Zak
so So apparently he might see going to Italy and and sort of putting himself alongside his friends over there as a slightly more attractive option. so yeah, games, goals, assists.
00:25:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Look, we've talked...
00:25:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've talked before about the human element of football that we very often don't take into account. but if you think about it, if your options and you know to go to the top tier in one country are the likes of your Sunderlands, Leeds, Burnleys, or the opportunity to go and play for it's Italy, think i don't think we're going to knock too many noses out of joint and if I say, i know where I'd rather live.
00:26:20
Zak
Yeah, and not only that, it's like if if people you know who you would consider your mates and there's people around you who could help you integrate into that kind of society, whereas like you'd come down here and like Russell Martin's now at Rangers, Stewie Armstrong's gone, Chaybuk Adams is now also in England.
00:26:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:37
Zak
in Italy, right?
00:26:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:39
Zak
so So there's not really a place for a Scottish style player in our team. not that i don't have but Not that I have a problem with having a Scottish player in our team, more that I just can't imagine that if your options, as you said, are like live on the coast of Italy in the sun or Southampton, I understand why the the decision might be let's go to Italy.
00:26:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Mate, I'd eat so much lasagna.
00:27:00
Zak
yeah
00:27:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
can't even tell you.
00:27:03
Zak
But yeah, as I said, 76 games, five goals, 11 assists is young. it For us, it's kind of the only other slight rumour I was going to talk about, but didn't really decide to, was Matty Fernandes supposedly being linked with Nottingham City.
00:27:17
Zak
But that was only off the back of Morden Gibbs-White leaving. And the fact that they have all made already supposedly looking to line up a bid for James McAkity from Man City to replace him, which will be significantly cheaper than what we would charge for Matty Fernandes.
00:27:33
Zak
And in in my head, like it it just seems, again, like a bit of a nothing. It's just, they need to replace Morgan Gibbs-White. but What about our really, really expensive Portuguese creative midfielder?
00:27:46
Zak
So hopefully there's not really been any any more word on him. There's not really been any more word on...
00:27:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
still on holiday though. There's plenty of time left to to be worried about that for sure.
00:27:54
Zak
True, but there's also no no more word on Diblin. The only one that's been consistent...
00:27:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, one like but did see one article that really, i think, missed the point of a lot of things. it' was like, Southampton are going to be ruining their decision to put the price tag they did when there was interest from Spurs in January.
00:28:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now that they've gone and spent $115 million on new players, it's unlikely they're going to play the inflated plight price for Tyler Diblin from Southampton. It's like...
00:28:25
Zak
oh Oh, no.
00:28:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that that was the point. Like...
00:28:31
Zak
We're not. Oh, no. Like, you're going pay.
00:28:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:35
Zak
is This is mad, mate. The whole point of the inflated price tag was either, well, you pay that or you leave us alone. So we'll see.
00:28:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. We'll happily keep him.
00:28:43
Zak
And maybe, maybe it was hard out all good.
00:28:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if you want to play that much money, go for gold because we'd be stupid to turn it down, right? Like...
00:28:51
Zak
Yeah, but they they are one of the ones, both him him and Fernandes are the two, the the bottom of basically every single one of the articles I've read that from, let's just say but not reputable news sources, and other just random sources talk about how they've probably got a long summer ahead with Dibbling and Fernandes linked with moves away. And then you always go, to look where are they linked to? And then you realise nowhere.
00:29:15
Zak
It's just just that the paper's like, they're really good. Someone should probably buy them. you're like, probably right. Until that happens, though. Ain't moving.
00:29:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's it.
00:29:22
Zak
Ain't going nowhere. Preseason, baby. So, yeah, that that's it. Thank you for helping me, Greg, turn this list of about seven names into a 30-minute podcast.
00:29:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
what we do.
00:29:36
Zak
Thank you, listeners. I'm really sorry. There's nothing crazy exciting. We should be back tomorrow with, I want to say, I'm going to do some profiles on some of the younger players or some of the lone returnees, right? Some of the newer new who's coming back.
00:29:51
Zak
who we should look out for, know, players that have had ah enough enough of an ah ah enough experience in other places under their belt for me to actually do some reporting on them. So as much as I'd love to do a proper profile on Jay Robertson, it's going to be like, he played for our under-23s and did really well, and that's now why he's in the first team.
00:30:08
Zak
Whereas, like, you know, Wellington, Matsuki, people like that have had had careers before they moved here. So, yeah, it'll be exciting.
00:30:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
out.
00:30:13
Zak
and Thank you very much for listening, everyone. Check us out on all the socials. Facebook, Twitter, slash X, the Everything app. Blue Sky, YouTube, Instagram.
00:30:27
Zak
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00:30:33
Zak
So yeah, thank very much. And i will we will see you in the next one. Of course, thanks to Craig as well.