Tag: Adam Lallana
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Saints continue pursuit of Man United striker
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is stepping up his chase for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, according to The Daily Express. The Saints had previously hoped to land the striker in a deal including left-back Luke Shaw but with the purchase of Shaw having been pushed through by the Red Devils at the end of…
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Spurs legend: Arsenal deal for Chambers is ridiculous
Tottenham Hotspur icon Gary Lineker has described bitter rivals Arsenal’s purchase of defender Calum Chambers from Southampton as “ridiculous”. The ex-England striker revealed that he sympathises with supporters of the south coast outfit, who have sold a host of leading players during the summer transfer window. Captain Adam Lallana, targetman Rickie Lambert and centre-half Dejan…
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Saints boss makes light of summer exodus
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has demonstrated his fine sense of humour by posting a Twitter photograph of his empty training pitch following a summer exodus of players. Staplewood training ground appears something of a ghost town in the image and the Saints head coach made a joke of the fact nobody was present for the…
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Ex-Liverpool striker rues Lallana injury blow
Former Liverpool striker Neil Mellor has backed summer signing Adam Lallana to bounce back from the injury setback which has ruled him out of the start of the season. The England international, a £25million arrival from Southampton last month, picked up a knee problem during a training session in the Reds’ pre-season preparations in the…
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Premier League trio up pace in race for Brazilian
Brazilian striker Paulo Sérgio Betanin, known as ‘Paulinho,’ is under hot pursuit by three Premier League clubs – West Ham, Southampton and Stoke City – and his agent has hinted one of the trio will seal a deal this summer. The 28-year-old, who plays for Italian side Livorno, was instrumental in his side’s Serie A…
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Liverpool move in on FOURTH Saint
Southampton are fast-appearing something of a feeder club to Liverpool, with a FOURTH Saints player reported to be hot property amongst powers that be at the Kop. Jay Rodriguez, who plays as a winger or centre-forward, could be the next player tempted away from the south coast by dreams of playing Champions League football in…
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Southampton eye Lorient defender
Southampton is the latest club to have expressed their interest in Lorient centre-back Bruno Ecuele Manga and have lined up the player to replace Dejan Lovren, according to French media. Gabonese defender Manga has been indentified by L’Equipe as the man earmarked to replace Saints defender Lorven, who the south coast club are preparing to…
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Saints legend blasts Liverpool target
Southampton stalwart Matt Le Tissier has blasted Saints defender Dejan Lovren over reports that he wants to leave the club because their star players are being sold. A source close to Liverpool told Football Express News that the Reds retain a strong interest in the towering centre-half and hope to make him the third south…
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Former Saint: Southampton exodus is good business
The summer exodus of Southampton’s most highly-prized players was inevitable but the club are doing what is necessary to continue to thrive in the Premier League, in the eyes of ex-Saints defender Russell Osman. Former centre-back Osman, who spent three years with the south coasters in the late 1980’s, described Southampton as a ‘good club’…
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6PM FEN Transfer Talk: Falcao, Lallana replacement & Khedira
All the latest transfer news and rumours from Football Express News at 6PM English time. We start our round up of some stories from this morning that begin with Stefan De Vrij being linked a whole host of European teams, including Manchester United, who seem to have the edge as Louis van Gaal is currently…
