| In | 23/07/200 | Michael Carrick | West Ham United | £3.5 million |
| Crystal Palace have apparently put in a bid for Carrick of around 2.5 million. Although Carrick is a real talent, Saints have no shortage of midfielders at the moment and so may have no need to |
| bring in another. |
| In | 22/07/200 | De Marcus Beasley | Chicago Fire | "Substantial" |
| Beasley has joined PSV on a four year deal as a replacement for Arjen Robben, who moved to |
| Chelsea. Beasleywould have provided some much needed pace and flair to the left side of the |
| Saints midfield and somehow the thought of Neil McCann doesn't fill me with much hope. |
| In | 22/07/200 | Mikael Nilsson | Halmstad | £500 000 |
| Saints have finally agreed a deal bringing Mikael to the club for around £500 000. This gives |
| Sturrock a new option on the right of midfield. The deal will be completed next week. |
| Nilsson had already signed a pre contract agreement with the Saints which would have taken him |
| to St Mary's on December 1st. |
| Rupert Lowe said: "It has been a tricky deal to seal but negotiations have been conducted with |
| dignity and decorum and mutual respect." |
| In | 23/07/200 | Mido | Marseille | Unknown |
| Any move for Mido now depends on Marseille finding a replacement for Drogba who has moved ot |
| Chelsea. |
| With four Premiership clubs interested Mido's agent is unsurprisingly cagey. Christophe Henrotay |
| said: "Until someone comes in for Drogba, they don't want to let Mido go. |
| "But I still expect him to leave because Marseille have also suggested he could go out on loan." |
| "Mido would like to play in England because most Premiership matches are shown in Egypt and it |
| means a lot to him for his games still to be screened at home," said Henrotay. |
| "Kevin Keegan has mentioned him but we also have a good relationship with Rupert Lowe at |
| Southampton, so maybe that could be the solution. |
| "But I stress no decision has been made and nothing will be done without Marseille's approval." |
| Liverpool, Fulham, Machester City and Southampton are in the running, but thee's no chance of |
| Rupert Lowe ending up in a bidding war for the striker's services. |
| Out | 22/07/200 | James Beattie | Newcastle United | £7 million |
| With Newcastle signing Patrick Kluivert, it looks as though Beattie will be a Saints player next |
| season. |
| Out | 23/07/200 | Fitz Hall | Crystal Palace | £1.5 million |
| Iain Dowie brought Hall to Saints attention when he was manager of Oldham. Now Dowie is in the |
| Premiership with Palace and is looking to strengthen his side. |
| Hall has been on the fringes of the first team at St Mary's. He's provides vital cover for |
| Lundekvam and Svensson and Saints will be unwilling to part with hi, especially as he shows so |
| much promise. |
| After the Crystal Palace website stated that a £1.5 million bid had been made for Hall, Rupert Lowe said: "We do not comment on offers which may or may not have been made." |
| Out | 23/07/200 | Jo Tessem | Lyn | Unknown |
| Fringe player at St Mary's go finally be about to move on. Tessem suffered from not calling one |
| position his own for a number of years leaving him second choice in most areas. When he did |
| finally claim to be a striker, his lack of goals soon saw him dropped. |
| Paul Sturrock said: "Jo Tessem is in a situation that in the last few years he has played very little |
| football," Sturrock told The Daily Echo. |
| "Jo and I have had a conversation about it. |
| "It is important at his age that he plays in someone's first team. |
| "The club and Jo are in discussions at this moment to find the best way that this happens." |