According to the Belgium media Wesley Hoedt had several top Belgium sides after his signature, but ultimately the central defender was not going to budge on the wages he earned at Saints.
Het Laatste Nieuws have run a story on Saints defender Wesley Hoedt, they say that he could have joined any of Belgium's top clubs, Anderlecht, Antwerp and Club Brugge all had to abandon potential moves.
The newspapers say that Hoedt was close to a deal with these clubs, but ultimately it was his wages that scuppered any deal.
The article is unclear though as to whether these where permanent moves in the offing or loans.
The inference is that it could have been permanent as they are saying the players wage demands scuppered the moves, if it had been another loan move then this would not have been an issue as Hoedt would receive his full salary, said to be £4,2 million per year from his parent club Saints, with his loan club paying Saints not the player, with the only real issue being how much of this the club taking him on loan would be prepared to pay.
How much Lazio whom he has joined on loan for the season will be paying is unclear, but it is unlikely that it will be anywhere near how much Saints have to pay him, possibly we are paying more of his salary than Lazio.
So although Het Laatste Nieuws are pointing the finger at the player for the moves to either of these Belgium clubs not happening, the truth is that those clubs were not prepared to pay as much as Lazio for his services..