Not much to add to start things off, other than I was a bit ****** off to see Tonny Vilhena move to FC Krasnodar for £8m with little to no interest from any other competing clubs. A quality young player, consistent performer, good character, plenty of international experience and he would have been more than capable of adding to our midfield.
It was obvious he was going to move for a reasonable amount in this window, which makes two off own my list who have made low money moves in the window so far. Moukoudi joined Etienne on a free transfer
I suspect I will also be crossing Benjamin Bourigeaud off my list in the coming weeks as well, based on the interest that is now being shown in him, along with a few others.
The only tenuous link that we have had to a midfield incoming so far is Harrison Reed. Plenty of effort shown by the lad on the pitch, but he has very little chance of making it into the Southampton team, buying him would put money in a competitors coffers ( without reducing their strength ), he is a lesser player than Vilhena ( in my opinion ) and he could end up costing us twice as much.
Any suggestions of players we could be looking at, comments on players doing the transfer rounds, what people think we need, comments on players we are linked to or the state of the transfer market in general and our position within it are welcome here.
