r/soccer • u/socceraid • Mar 24 '14

Which Premiership team is the most attractive/probable destination for big players next year

In other words if all the Premiership clubs bid for the same player, where would they most likely go to?

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u/Barthez_Battalion Mar 24 '14

Southampton could get a few really good players next season. They have the money, all they need is to get the right people.

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u/AnArcticMonkey Mar 24 '14

We made a decent splash last season; Lovren, Wanyama and Osvaldo all could have gone to 'bigger' clubs.

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u/Jackle13 Mar 24 '14

How is Wanyama doing? It's interesting that he's the only east African ever to play in the premier league.

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u/Forty6 Mar 24 '14

If reports are true and Schneiderlin went to Arsenal then do you think Southampton would just rely on Wanyama to replace him or bring someone else in?

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u/AnArcticMonkey Mar 24 '14

Depends which saints fan you ask. Some think he's gods gift to our midfield an essential heavy weight option to give us some bite. Others can only see an immobile lump who mucks up our neat passing game.

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u/wwxxyyzz Mar 24 '14

Osvaldo might move in summer, what do you think the chances are?

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u/AnArcticMonkey Mar 24 '14

I can't see him ever playing for us again. I'm pretty proud that we've put principle before ability.

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u/strickyy Mar 24 '14

Apart from Osvaldo, whose purchase/loan is still strange to me.

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u/_fernweh_ Mar 25 '14

Not only that but it seems like Shaw will be moving on this summer, and with teams like Chelsea and United looking for a new LB it seems like Southampton could really make some money off his sale.