DAVIDE ASTORI??

Hope not at that price.

Agree it is an awful lot of money Matty but if it means we can be safe then it will be money well spent?

Definitely if we stayed up then would be worth it but quite a risk as neither have played in the premiership. Sure Astori has played at top level but it still takes time to adapt to the pace of the Premiership, in Italy they have plenty of time on the ball different here. Plus a big step up for Butland.

Argubaly it would mean we would be well placed for next season if these two were added with probably only a striker and a winger needed but we have to stay up first! Just hope we do the deals quickly.

Seen some other commenst that negotiations are difficult. Worried this has all the hallmarks of the Ramerez deal which took forever. Typical italians wish we would buy from elsewhere like Norwegians ah half the price!

Well we do need another CB but bit worried about the money we are paying, like Ramerez seems to be Cortese wants to make a statement, that is what QPR have done but at least that is with the Chairman's own money

This is what I was worried about, deal dragging on. Offer made not accepted move on

As usual, Saints are probably being used as a lure to up a player's price or to bring 'bigger' clubs out of the woodwork. Sharp practice.

and Corteses' arrogance just loves to be involved in "big deals" when we could be signing players that are better than our current squad (Davis Guly, De Ridder, Puncheon Mayuka, Lee) would all struggle to get any other premiership team/squad

Well if we do stay up suspect will be willing to splash the cash, hope he proves better than ramerez.

That said a lot will happen in the transfer market with loads of rumours.

would be tough on Fonte, would prefer a younger (cheaper) player who could develop into the team. if we had plenty of money then would be a good addition but we have that much spare cash