Saints are about to smash their transfer record according to latest reports, but just who will be coming into the club and who will have the distinction of holding the record when the window shuts next eek.
Saints look likely to smash their own transfer record within the next day or so if reports are to be believed and the rumour is that it could be smashed not once but twice.
The first likely arrival is Sofiane Boufal from Lille with a fee of £20 million being quoted, this will beat the current record held by Dani Osvaldo when he was signed 3 years ago.
But that record might not last long if another target Simone ZaZa from Juventus is landed, that one is only 50/50 according to the media with West Ham being in the driving seat for a reported £24 million and Saints would have to match that if they want to land the striker.
If they failed to get Zaza, there are several other targets Saints will turn to, however none are likely to match the fee we are likely to pay for Boufal.
If the club did secure the services of both Boufal and Zaza, then that would be an outlay of around £45 million, coincidentally around about the amount that is the difference between the amount Saints have raked in this summer and the total they have already forked out.
This would certainly silence those supporters who have been criticising the club for their failure to spend big this summer, personally I have no problem with the club choosing their targets carefully and indeed in each of the past two summers it has been past the start of the season before we have completed our purchases.
Patience is a virtue and those who have held fire in the last two summers and not only waited for the transfer window to close before reserving judgement, but have also not judged the quality of the squad on the opening few games have been proved right.
Personally though I would like to see a central defender brought in, the reality is that even if Jose Fonte stays we do not have sufficient cover for him and VVW and the chances of them both being available for a minimum of 50 games without injury or suspension is remote.
Therefore perhaps the club will truly make a statement of intent by not only re investing the transfer fees received, but adding to that total by putting in some of the increased revenue from the Premier League, whilst I am an advocate of the strategy Saints are employing and I do not scream and shout and demand we try to match the big clubs for spending power, sometimes you do have to speculate to accumulate.