Kid Dynamite

Multiple Southampton journos tweeting at the same time that we are still apart on our Livramento valuation. Obviously briefed by the club

Looks like being a plastic gangster is catching up with wor Steve. Paddy Conroy being as subtle as ever

Is this ASM we are talking about?

These podcast wars are getting out of hand (Fish)

Eventful night at Dunston! A hearse pulling donuts on the pitch mid-game and a smear campaign about Wraith

I've got bad news for you about Harvey Barnes...

It's unlikely we are dropping £30mil on a player to act as back up to Trippier the whole season. I wouldn't be surprised to see Trippier play at LB in the CL games

Thats huge money for a kid off the back of a big injury. Tripper to move to LB?

Couldn't understand why we were after him with Trippier, Manquillo, Krafth and Ashby instead in the squad. Makes more sense if he's seen as a LB

If I was already a multi millionaire I reckon I'd rather see out my retirement in LA or NY than the arse end of Saudi

Aye, what's he meant to say? "He's shite and I can't wait for him to fuck off"

Id happily swap ASM and Almiron for Barnes and Chiesa in the squad. Although, if the ASM cash allows us to sign another 2-3 players, I'd sooner keep Almiron as a squad player and try to get shot of Fraser, Hendrick, Hayden, Lewis etc first Slightly strange that Lewis, our 3rd choice LB, has started both pre-season games

You can see the chip on his shoulder from space FFS

I'd be disappointed if we got that much selling him to a proper club, let alone an oil rich, PIF owned, sportswashing vehicle

Definitely. Bruno got lucky a couple of times at the end of the season getting dispossessed deep in his own half

CB and RW the priority targets after Barnes (Unless Gordon is earmarked for a RE spot) LB was supposedly one area Howe wanted to strengthen but those links have gone quiet

Would make sense

I'm not particularly sad to see ASM go. He was huffy, perma crocked and went missing in games. I can understand him being sold to fund a bigger overhaul of the squad. Replacements or backups for Almiron/Schar/Burn etc. But if this is literally the cash being raised to purchase Barnes then it's a bit of an anti-climax

Season starts 3 weeks this Friday...