Chelsea and Spurs have both approached Southampton to sound-out a possible move for Luke Shaw.
The young left-back has impressed for the Saints in his debut season of Premier League football, prompting enquiries from two of the top flight’s top five. read more »
Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino says he could leave the club if executive chairman Nicola Cortese quits.
Cortese is in dispute with Saints’ owners, the Liebherr Trust, about the running of the club and is seeking assurances from them that he will continue to have the final say in major decisions. read more »
Arsenal will launch a £10 million bid for Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin this summer.
The Sun reports that Arsene Wenger has been keeping a close eye on his compatriot since the player joined Saints for £1.2million from Strasbourg in 2008. read more »
Theo Walcott has revealed that he and Spurs star Gareth Bale were the self-styled “underwear bandits” during their Southampton days.
That was the name they gave to their bizarre antics, which involved putting pants on their heads and terrorising team-mates in the Saints’ academy by rampaging into their rooms and attacking them with pillows. Honestly, it’s worse than a scene out of The Wire in Southampton’s digs. read more »
In this country we have a great affection for the one-club man, a demonstration of loyalty in an industry in which that quality is rarely displayed. Even better when that club is not one of the largest in the league.
Well, ladies and gentleman, sometimes even your heroes let you down, because we can now report that Matthew Le Tissier is no longer a one-club man. read more »