With two days to go before the transfer window closes Saints prepare for a late bid or two for members of their squad.
If the media is anything to go by then Virgil Van Dijk is currently sat sulking in a darkened room waiting to either face the reality of having to honour his contract or alternatively to jump in a helicopter and head to Merseyside for a medical and to sign for Liverpool.
If he goes then it is rumoured to be for a fee somewhere north of £81 million pounds with Saints determined not to sell unless they receive an offer they cant refuse.
The press report that after their good start to the season and the issues some of their rivals are having , that Liverpool really fancy their chances of winning the Premier League and are prepared to spend big to do so, something that they were not willing to do only a few weeks ago.
So the rumour mill is up and running again and it will be a terse couple of days before the window slams shut on Thursday evening.
I think most Saints fans have had enough of Van Dijk now, they accept that even if he stays in this windo then it is only a matter of time before he does leave, that being the case if the club do receive a mega bid and £80 million plus would be mega, whereas £60 million would not, then we would bite the bullet and see him go, but if Saints want the fans to be happy about that then they should have his replacement lined up and straight in.
One target who was linked with Saints was Tottenham's Kevin Wimmer who has now gone to Stoke City for somewhere between £16-18 million this morning, many Saints fans would be disappointed that the club did not do business at that price.
There is also a chance that bids could bemade for both Ryan Bertrand and Cedric Soares, although again it would need to be big bids to even slightly tempt us.
Saints have dug their heels in this summer and needed to make a statement that they are not a selling club, but supporters need to realise that it is not just as simple as telling a player he can't leave, as has been shown not just with the Van Dijk situation, but at several other clubs across Europe as the agents try to take over the game.