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Saints Linked With Buttner Again
Tuesday, 25th Feb 2014 09:22

According to latest transfer rumour, Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino is interested in Manchester United's Alexander Buttner.

Of course there is a long way to go before the transfer window opens again, but its interesting to note that someone is trying to link us with a a player who can play left back, with Luke Shaw reportably going to be the subject of a bidding war in the summer, although strangely none of the big guns seemed interested in trying to prise him away in January, it is logical that Buttner's name should come up as a target for Saints.

This indicates that the source of the story is probably coming from someone close to United, if the Red Devils go for Shaw, then perhaps a cash plus player deal will interest Saints more than just a straight cash offer that will then leave us having to source a replacement for Shaw with selling clubs knowing we have a big wad in our pocket and therefore upping the price.

Given that Saints almost signed Buttner back in the summer of 2012, the deal falling through due to a last minute hitch, its fair to assume that we are well aware of his talents, Pochettino wasn't the manager then, but the transfer policy was mainly implemented by a committee with Les Reed on it , if Reed is still at the club in the summer, this rumour could have legs.

What this does show though is how despite no movement possible until the start of June, how agents either with or without the blessing of managers are pro active in putting ideas in the heads of prospective buyers, I would expect this rumour to have come from someone in the Buttner camp, his time at United has somewhat halted his career, when we were trying to sign him he was a player on the up and had just been selected in the preliminary Holland squad for Euro 2012, although he didnt get a cap, he was expected to kick on in 2012/13 and become a full International, at Old Trafford he has barely played in the League, 5 times in his first season and only 3 this, his career has stalled and I suspect this is the first steps from his agent of trying to kick start it.

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LostBoys added 10:01 - Feb 25
He preferred United over us last time accompanied by a load of bo**ocks from his agent and so he can stay there. His career has gone backwards while he has been there. This has come from the rumour that United want Luke Shaw.

My concern is that I saw a United fanzine when we played them there and a well written piece which predicted they would struggle had a list of 12 players that United needed to sign urgently (then) and 5 were Southampton Lovren Shaw Lallana Rodriguez Schneiderlin.


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simmo400 added 11:55 - Feb 25
All rumour. Just because we were trying to sign him before. From what ive seen of him we had a lucky escspe. Grass isnt always greener is it BUTTNER.
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winchesterbob added 12:06 - Feb 25
Slow news week?

Why would we want Buttner?
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halftimeorange added 13:09 - Feb 25
I've seen nothing from Buttner that suggests he is what we want. If Shaw does go to Man U or, indeed, any club willing to pay the money we will ask for, then Targett needs to be blooded in the Prem. Targett has been called up for England U-19s and, if our season is going to end in mid-table nothingness, then give him an outing now. The same can be said of several others, in particular Rowe.
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abingdonsaint added 21:15 - Feb 25
Can't see this one at all!

Don't think we will sell Shaw, but if we did, Matt Targett would be next in line. If Buutner can't get in Manure's first team then how would he get in ours?!
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abingdonsaint added 21:16 - Feb 25
Buttner!!
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