Ronald Koeman has spoken of his confidence that Saints will bring in several new signings in the next few days.
Its been a tough week to be a Saints fan, but after the arrival of Ryan Bertrand there looks to be a host of signings lined up in the coming week to lift the gloom and show that Saints are far from finished as a Premier League force.
Koeman speaking after the win at Brighton said
"We are close to signing two or three new players and we hope to bring them in in the next week,” said Koeman.
"We show our ambition.
"Of course we lost some good players but that’s part of the life and part of the good season Southampton had last season.
"Still we are with the same ambition as before.”
Good news and it cannot be understed just how much some quality arrivals will boost the Saints supporters battered by the number of players who have left or seemingly want to leave.
On the subject of Morgan Schneiderlin Koeman commented that he had spoken to the French midfielder and reminded him of the need to keep things in house, hopefully Morgan will heed the words of an experienced footballing man.
Saints are being linked with some exciting aims,one that looks increasingly certain is the loan exchange signing of Saphir Taider from Inter Milan with Osvaldo going in the other direction, this looks good business and will enable Saints to get Osvaldo off the wage bill and bring in a quality replacement with no outlay leaving money freed up for permanent signings.
Whilst some decry loan signings they are a vital part of the game and Koeman will be aware of the need to strengthen the squad overall as well as bringing in the bigger names that will excite the fans.
Perhaps the biggest rumour though is Javier Hernandez from Manchester United, there is talk of being one man incoming who will really excite the fans and this could be it.