I have a Southampton supporting mate who has told me they are aiming to have Rudoni done by the weekend and that we are looking to take Smallbone as a seperate deal
Naturally I told him to fuck off as he’s never been itk before but thought I’d pass it on
I do feel like we have tried to get him on the cheap, failed and are now probably looking elsewhere.. could be wrong but the numbers they supposedly want are ridiculous for a player who has played 27 Champ games
A deal for Doyle wouldn’t be anything like this. Let’s says it’s £10m, then City add a buy back clause of £20m and a sell on of 25%.. its not worth it in the long run
Compare it to Hughes and it’s a fair safer future investment imo