Koeman Hints At Two Signings In Before Deadline
Ronald Koeman has said that he hopes to bring in at least two new signings before the transfer window closes on Monday.
One of those signings is believed to be Belgium central defender Toby Alderweireld from Athletico Madrid whilst the other is still the fabled wide player that Saints have been chasing since the start of the summer with Andros Townsend being the subject of several bids of late and Saints hoping that as the closure of the window approaches that Spurs will want to get shot of the player.
A third player linked has been Jordie Clasie from Koeman's old club Feyenoord, Clasie had been expected to leave for somewhere bi this summer but the move has not materialised and the midfielder is still at the club, leading to rumour that Koeman might just nick the player before the window closes.
If he does this would leave us over stocked in the central midfield department and it could be that if he does land Claise, Koeman might use Schneiderlin as bait to Spurs to land Townsend, certainly in any other situation that would make sense, but of course this is not an ordinary summer at Saints and after the promise that Schneiderlin would not be sold, it would take an extraordinary set of dealings to placate the fans if it did happen.
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