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Saints Want Big Money For Sam Gallagher
Tuesday, 23rd May 2017 12:47

Saints have supposedly named their price to a number of Championship clubs chasing Sam Gallagher this summer.

It is being reported that Saints will look to start the bidding for Sam Gallagher at £7 million pounds with several of the big Championship clubs including Aston Villa, Cardiff & Wolves supposedly interested.

Gallagher who after an aborted loan spell at MK Dons in 2015/16 which saw him fail to score and even to get off the bench in the latter stages of a move that was cut short by mutual consent in the January transfer window, has revived his career with this season being spent at Blackburn Rovers.

He couldn't save them from relegation but he showed he can score goals hitting 11 in 35 starts plus another 8 as sub. However he only scored once in his final 15 games for Rovers, suggesting that he has a little bit more to learn.

But he would appear no nearer a return to the Saints first team squad, although some of those blocking his progress this season might move on, the key for Gallagher will be who is in charge at St Mary's.

If Claude Puel stays then he does not fit the Frenchman's playing style which does not suit Gallaghers more traditional centre forward style of play, however if Puel goes then he might stand a chance of pushing his way into the reckoning.

The likelihood though is that if Saints cannot get the price they want for him that he will again go out on loan, he is clearly not quite yet the finished article, it is now three years since his last appearance in a Saints shirt and turning 22 shortly after the start of next season his career is clearly at a crossroads, he certainly has it at Championship level but can he span the gulf between that league and the Premier League.

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redandwhitedee added 15:54 - May 23
Deli Ali cost 6m.. this guy must be amazing !
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Jesus_02 added 15:56 - May 23
Saints need to give this guy a break, he will be premier league soon. He is by no means the finished articular but he could really be the one that got away.
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TeamCortese added 13:19 - May 24
I'm not the biggest fan of Sam Gallagher but I do believe scoring 11 goals has done him no harm and to be quite frank when you consider how many crosses we put in matches (especially from our full-backs) he would be perfect as an another option for the more physical aspects of the games.

Why we're looking to sell at this stage doesn't make much sense? Give him a pre-season and sell in the summer or January if it doesn't work out.
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SaintBrock added 14:31 - May 24
Good idea to sell him if there are serious offers afoot, let's face it there is no future here for the lad and if we can pull in the odd £3m for these sort of fringe players it all adds to the transfer pot and helps keep the likes of VVD here.
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Big_T added 01:36 - May 27
Sell Austin and keep Gallagher at least Sam can get on a cross and hold the ball up, oh and work hard .
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