Buttner Deal Not Yet Dead

According to reports in Holland Saints have tabled another bid for left sided player Alexander Buttner from Vitesse Arnhem.

As well documented the Saints bid for Buttner at one stage looked nailed on and only failed at the last minute due to a hitch that was not any fault of Saints, however it could be that the deal is now back on with the Dutch media reporting that a revised offer has gone in from Saints.

Personally I had a hunch that the deal was not dead in that after it went pear shaped, Saints didnt seem to persue any concrete options on the left side and with Dan Harding going to Nottingham Forest, it left us rather short over there, given that it seems that Nigel Adkins feels that its time for Adam Lallana to move into a more central role, it would be folly for Saints to not sign someone in that position.

Of course we could try using a right footed player on the left side, but given that our options on the right to start with dont look world beating, that too would be a risk.

I therefore just had a hunch that with Buttner wanting away and haing no shortage of potential suitors, yet no movement,  that something might just be bubbling under and it seems that with todays move that could be the case, of course tabling an offer is a long way from signing a player as we well know, however with the fact that negotiations were at an advanced stage before and all three parties know what is needed for the deal to be done, you would hope that the Saints bid is realisitc and based on those facts rather than a throwaway bid thats never going to be accepted.

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