Reports from fichajes.net claims that Premier
League club Southampton have been linked with an ambitious move for Real Madrid midfielder Lucas Silva.
The Dutchman, who joined Everton from fellow Premier
League club Southampton this summer, has settled quickly on Merseyside and fans have, for the most part, enjoyed the first few months of the 53 - year - old's brief tenure.
The first signs of trouble could be seen last September after England premier
league club Southampton revoked a sponsorship deal that it had signed with Banc De Binary only a few weeks earlier.
Not exact matches
Other Chinese investments include stakes in Thames Water, Heathrow and Manchester airports, London's tallest building (the «Cheesegrater») and British companies such as Weetabix, Pizza Express, and Sunseekers, not to forget two Premier
League football
clubs —
Southampton FC and West Bromwich Albion.
This has alerted interest from a number of Premier
League clubs, with Sunderland,
Southampton and Norwich all being linked with a move for Quagliarella as well, though the Hammers now look in pole position to make him their latest signing of a busy summer.
Having built on his work at
Southampton by guiding Spurs to a Premier
League title bid this season, it is no surprise that he would attract the attention of some of the biggest
clubs around Europe.
The Daily Mail claims that he could return to his former
club Southampton but if that does not happen there will be a few Premier
League clubs willing to sign hi Theo, especially if he starts scoring on a regular basis.
If I leave
Southampton it will be for a
club in the Champions
League.»
I'm pretty sure that next season our lovely
club will battle with Everton and
Southampton for that precious Europa
League place, with a squad finally devoid of any top attacking players.
We can only hope that the teams leading the way so far in the Premier
League drop points before our match, but with Man City going to bottom
club Crystal Palace who have yet to pick up a point or even score a goal, while their local rivals United play
Southampton the chances are not good for us.
Clyne is the latest player from the south coast
club linked with a move away, having dealt with a summer exodus only a year ago and midfield lynch - pin Morgan Schneiderlin's also wanting a move away, according to the Mirror, if
Southampton don't finish in the Premier
League top four.
Having got the ball rolling with excellent spells at Espanyol and
Southampton, the Argentine tactician has taken himself and Spurs to the next level since arriving at White Hart Lane as the
club are in the midst of a Premier
League title race for the second consecutive season.
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Although much was made of Arsenal's zonal marking system in the aftermath of a goal conceded from a set piece against Manchester City, the reality is that both Premier
League goals against the North London
club this season have been the result of goalkeeping errors; Wojciech Szcz?sny fumbled a cross against
Southampton and against City, Vito Mannone raced off his line only to get nowhere near David Silva's corner, allowing Lescott to head home.
News of the # 3m payment felt all the more of a touchy subject on a night when Arsenal tickets were capped at # 10 for the Capital One Cup tie against
Southampton, a gesture of goodwill at a
club with notoriously expensive tickets in the Premier
League.
Both
clubs made early exits from the Capital One Cup — Arsenal losing to
Southampton, after United were thrashed by MK Dons — while the North London giants face the ominous task of trying to overturn a 3 - 1 deficit against AS Monaco in the Champions
League second round clash.
If I leave
Southampton it is for a
club that plays better than Europa
League.
I really hope it is Arsenal, but there could be a few
clubs involved in these transfer talks with
Southampton, with at least two Premier
League rivals having been linked fairly heavily with the France international star Morgan Schneiderlin this summer.
If Arsenal fans were hoping for a slip up or two over the christmas period from any of the other
clubs in with a chance of challenging for the Premier
League title, then we were left with just one hope and that was soon snuffed out last night as our north London rivals Tottenham ran out 4 - 1 winners over
Southampton.
Nine current Premier
League clubs haven't managed to make it into the top 20, including Crystal Palace and
Southampton.
St Mary's boss Ronald Koeman did well to keep hold of Schneiderlin and his south - coast side have started the current season in superb fashion, securing seven points from their first four Premier
League fixtures and given that
Southampton sit in fourth spot in the table one imagines the long serving midfielder may elect to remain at the
club.
That seems to be the case with the
Southampton and Holland defender Virgil Van Dijk who has been strongly linked with a move to Liverpool, although that was hit by the Anfield
club being forced to apologise for tapping him up and relations between the two Premier
League clubs appear to be strained to say the least.
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has been left fuming after the Premier
League refused the
club's wish to move the Citizens» fixture against
Southampton.
the
club must buy lacazette or cavani who were top scorers in their
leagues and krychowiak who did well at
southampton... use every means possible to pass these message and remind wenger not to start koscielny on our away game at etihad cz hel get a three game ban... thanks and if you wondering, am still trophy hungry
The Capital One Cup has been a stage for the
Club to showcase the young talents at our disposal (and which was not possible this season); ousted by a resurgent
Southampton team with whom at the moment we are competing for Champions
League positions.
Other targets reportedly include Barcelona defender Dani Alves [via ITV Sport],
Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin [via Metro Sport] as well as Borussia Dortmund's deep - lying playmaker Ilkay Gundogan [via Express Sport] as the
club look to pose a genuine threat for the
league title next season.
If — for example —
Southampton had continued their great run at the start of the season to finish in such a lofty position beyond any of their pre-season expectations, then fair enough, but is that really something you want to be hearing from the manager of a
club who have won the
league a record - breaking 20 times in their history?
Nothing is guaranteed in life, apart from death and Arsenal under Wegner is dead, so win, loose or draw it makes no difference, I personally don't believe this man has what it takes to improve the team, and to all those who support him, can you give me any reason (not old news) to believe that he is the man to take this
club forward, because for us to be mentioning crystal palace, west brom, stoke shitty, watford,
Southampton and the list goes on, as banana skins for Arsenal, so no disrespect meant to the
clubs listed, but historically, those
clubs are normally fighting relegation and for any of these
clubs to qualify for Europa
league is like Arsenal winning the champions
league (it just does not happen) so are we going forward or are they improving.
Southampton were tipped for relegation at the start of the season following the exodus of first team regulars from the previous campaign, but Koeman has amazingly helped to lift the
club into Champions
League contention, and the 51 - year - old suggested that their strength is evident throughout the Premier
League.
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It might be worth all the Arsenal fans out there becoming honorary supporters of Liverpool or
Southampton until the end of the season, as those are the only two
clubs that have a realistic chance of beating Manchester United to one of the top four places in the Premier
League.
He's watching this and he doesn't care, this is a complete and utter embarrassment for a
club in pot 1 in the Champions
league with all the money / commercial deals to be losing to
Southampton.
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman remains a big admirer of his fellow Dutchman though, and according to The Daily Star, a deal could be reached between the two Premier
League clubs given United's previous interest in Mane.
It would be a sensible signing for Guardiola if the
club manage to pull it off, as ultimately the 28 - year - old has plenty of experience in the Premier
League, and has proven to be consistent and important performer for
Southampton for some time.
And it is understood that De Boer going public on Tottenham's interest in his services has so angered the Premier
League club's chairman Daniel Levy that he has since decided to pull out of any move for the 44 - year - old and instead switch his focus towards
Southampton trainer Mauricio Pochettino.
Chambers is another player who thrived at
Southampton but has now moved to one of the Premier
League's big
clubs, Arsenal.
And amazing perspective on what the «hard way» is, coquelin was signed by Arsenal at 16 while Schneiderlin has went from Strasbourg to
Southampton to top DM in the
league now looking for a CL
club.
Southampton, who the Gunners take on at the Emirates stadium this weekend, may be having an awful
league campaign that sees them currently sitting in the relegation zone, but they are one of the four
clubs still in with a chance of winning the FA cup.
A 4 - 1 defeat to
Southampton makes it seven defeats now in the Premier
League, with David Unsworth just two points above the relegation zone despite «knowing the
club inside out», «bleeding blue» and all the other tropes afforded by pundits to any British manager regardless of actual qualification.
The Argentine, who moved from
Southampton earlier this summer, has not yet made any major signings for his squad, and will not want to lose a player as influential as Paulinho, though the north London
club's lack of Champions
League football could be problematic as they look to fight off interest from big
clubs in his signature.
Southampton have now won four Premier
League away matches in a row for the first time in the
club's history.
Even with Arsenal having allowed Jack Wilshere to go and join Premier
League club AFC Bournemouth on loan for the season and with Aaron Ramsey not expected back in action from his hamstring injury until next weekend, the Arsenal defensive midfielder Francis Coquelin could well find himself sat on the bench today as the Gunners play host to
Southampton.
Arsenal are back in pole position for a top three finish in the Premier
League after both Leicester and
Southampton did us a big favour today by taking points off the two Manchester
clubs.
Shaw underwent surgery on Wednesday and will be hoping his side can take all three points against his former
club Southampton in the Premier
League meeting between the two
clubs on Sunday afternoon.
Although, it would be strange if Van Gaal felt that Rooney should be held back for the
League One
club, considering that Midtjylland were strong enough to knock
Southampton out of the Europa
League.
Meanwhile United have been heavily linked with a move for the 25 - year - old, who helped
Southampton finish seventh in the Premier
League this year, but despite rumours in Metro Sport that a deal was close, there has been no official comment from either
club nor the player himself.
«I don't think
Southampton could compete in the wages department and the player would probably look at it as a backward move, so he would probably think he is worthy of playing for a
club competing for the Premier
League title.»
Southampton's televised away trip to face Arsenal has been moved after the two
clubs and the Premier
League reached an agreement.
Saturday's clash will be Hughes's first Premier
League game in charge of
Southampton, and the return of Austin could yet provide a timely boost ahead of a vital period for the
club.
Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama believes Champions
League football is an achievable target for the
club in the next few years, according to BBC Sport.