Saints Still IN Talks Over Elia Thursday, 25th Jun 2015 11:33 by Nick Illingsworth Although Saints have declined to excersise the option to purchase Eljero Elia from Werder Bremen, The German club have confirmed talks are still ongoing. Eljero Elia initially impressed in his appearances for Saints, his two goals at Newcastle being the highlight, however his impact was not so great in his final couple of months at St Mary's although in fairness to the Dutchman he was not helped by Saints going through their worst patch of the season and some of his team mates not exactly being on fire either. All thingsbeing equal though Ronald Koeman declined the clause to buy Elia for £5.5 million, however the technical manager of Werder Bremen Rouven Schroder has confirmed that talks between the two clubs are ongoing with reports indicating that the Germans will accept a lower fee. With Saints due to play Werder Bremen in Salzburg in two weeks time it will be interesting to see if Elia will be playing for Saints or against them. My opinion is that Elia could represent a good buy at the right price and with the squad needing to be strengthened if we could get him for around £3 million it could be a good investment. Photo: Action Images Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
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