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Fonte Urges Portugese Star to Snub Chelsea And Join Him At Southampton.
Tuesday, 24th May 2016 09:18

Jose Fonte is fast becoming chief propoganda minister for Southampton FC, after urging Alex Oxlade Chamberlain to return to St Mary's he is now turning his attention to his homeland.

JoÃ£o MÃ¡rio is currently at Sporting Lisbon but is being tipped to be heading to the Premier League this summer, Jose Mourinho is a fan and Manchester United could be in for him when the former special one takes over at Old Trafford.

Main contenders at the moment though are Chelsea, but not if Jose Fone has his way, speaking to Portuguese publication Mais Futebol he said.

“I think he should go to Southampton!”

“He’s a great player, with great quality, he’s said to be going to England, and has the quality for Manchester United or Chelsea. I’ll make everything so he can come to Southampton. Let’s see”.

There are many reasons why MÃ¡rio should snub both Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge, the main one being both are in turmoil with enormous expectations placed on their players, the fans demand big names who are well known rather than up and coming players and both teams squads are littered with players who are of the same ilk as MÃ¡rio, ie up and coming but not yet having the experience to cope and step up to the plate in a difficult enviroment.

But at Saints he would not be under that pressure, he can get experience in the Premier League and ready himself to take that jump to a big club when he is ready.

Only drawback though may be the price, he is contracted to Sporting till 2020 and the buy out clause is around £46 million pounds at current exchange rates, Sporting may take less but they are in no hurry to sell and this fee could be a lot more than Saints would be willing to pay as it would smash their transfer record.

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SaintBrock added 10:56 - May 24 If only!
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BaselSaint added 11:39 - May 24 Jose Fonte - Saints legend.
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bstokesaint added 13:38 - May 24 Let's hope Cedric doesn't speak to him first. Mind you a price tag of Â£46m is ridiculous for such an unknown. That's generally not the Saints' way.
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Whatsforpud added 18:58 - May 25 Have I missed something - what position does he play?
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