According to the Daily Mirror Saints have turned down a big bid for Swansea for Jack Cork, but they may be back.
Latest reports say that Saints have turned down a £3 million bid for Cork who would surely have wanted to go up until Decemeber after being frozen out after the arrival of Wanyama.
After being a close second to Schneiderlin in last seasons player of the year things looked bright for Cork until the arrival of Wanyama, even then it looked like it would not be Cork who made way, but not only was he dropped but completely frozen out playing only 12 minutes on the pitch up until Wanyama's injury.
Even since returning to the team Cork has put in a series of performances that have resulted in several man of the match accolades and has been one of the most consistent performers in the team over the past two months, however he has often inexplicably been the one to come off in the latter stages despite being one of the fittest players.
Again against Arsenal last night Cork was again a main contender for the man of the match, but with Wanyama close to a return he must fear being frozen out again unless Pochettino has changed his mind about being able to play him in the same team as Wanyama or perhaps it wasnt the managers decision to not play him.
I hope that Saints turning down the alleged bid signals that Cork is wanted at the club, with the manager's long term future open to speculation I truly hope Jack Cork decides to wait till the summer before making any decisions about moving on, perhaps the chance of a good FA Cup run will persuade him to do that.
For all his good points sometimes Pochettino has made some strange choices in team selection, he seemed reluctant to drop Rickie Lambert for a long time soldiering on with trying to play both him and Osvaldo in the same side with the result that neither prospered and the subsequent fall out from that.
Likewise Cork who couldnt even get on to the pitch up till Wanyama's injury, his 12 minutes being less than even Guly's game time in the premier up till December, given his form since its a strange decision from the manager, lets hope he has changed his mind now.