Reports from sources on X are claiming that Saints are now pushing forward with transfer plans for next season and they are already well advanced with one signing that will excite most Southampton fans.

There will undoubtably be departures from the squad this summer, however most of the would probably have happened even if we had gone up.

The truth is that players are professionals and they go to the club that can offer the best deal, be that financial or in terms of level.

That works both ways and although the players will not be happy with the way that the season was ended not on the field, but by a so called independent tribunal, they will not cut their noses off to spite their faces.

You will not find anyone in the squad dropping £5k a week to join Lincoln City to name an example, just on principle, loyalty is earned from players via their bank accounts these days I’m sad to say.

But one good bit of news is that we are apparently in advanced talks to sign Daniel Peretz on a permananet deal.

The Israeli is said to be keen to join Southampton and get the deal done quickly according to various sources,

However it has to be noted that the Southampton FC PR machine, virtually non existent in the past couple of years, has suddenly sprung into life with a number of positive leaks to the media, the nature and the number of how these are coming out is suggesting that the club are using an outside PR company for this.

It is about getting the feel good factor back into the fan base and moving on from the events of May, which could well yet see legal action.

So getting a popular member of last season’s squad back to St Mary’s on a permanent basis will go a long way to achieving this.

There is a long way to go, but it is a start.

Via Reuters