All reports say that Saints havent had a bid yet for Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain, but perhaps this isnt good news.
Although the first reaction of most Saints fans to the news that there are no bids on the table for Chamberlain would be one of relief, the fact is it probably doesnt represent good news, in some respects it would be better to get the future of Saints most valuable player done and dusted sooner rather than later, so that Nigel Adkins is able to formulate his plans for eext season now and know exactly how much he has to spend and what positions he needs to spend in.
With the season now a little over four weeks away time is running short and it would be in our best interests to be able to sort this situation out now so we can hit the floor running on August 6th.
What we dont want to happen is for it to drag on to the eve of the season or worse, right to the transfer deadline itself, when this happens clubs tend to panic buy in a replacement to placate their supporters and often it proves folly as the wrong man is signed for far too much money.
Whether its best for Oxox to stay or go will split the Saints supprt down the middle, some would say that Oxo would be a potent weapon in the Championship and i couldnt disagree with that, however otherswould counter with the fact that if we got £10 million for him, buying in 4 quality players with that money would add far more to the team and i wouldnt argue too much with that either.
In many ways its a no lose situation for Saints apart from if it drags on and on