With the transfer deadline looming and an announcement of a new contract being signed looking no nearer, rumours abound that jack Cork is about to leave St Mary's.
The word on the street is that Swansea City might leave St Mary's on Sunday with the signature of Jack Cork on a contract to join them in Wales in their pockets and although that will be sad news for Saints fans it could also mean a signing or two is on the horizon.
Jack Cork has been a great servant for this club and I dont blame him for not signing a new deal, under Mauricio Pochettino Cork was marginalised and at the start of this season Cork clearly had a battle on his hands to beat off the competition for a central midfield place.
Whilst he has done that to a degree it cannot be denied that the great form of not only Wanyama but Schneiderlin and Steven Davis has seen him drop down a notch in the pecking order and if he wants first team football as a regular started he perhaps is going to struggle to get that at St Mary's
Some might say that a gap might open in the side if Morgan Schneiderlin heads off in the summer as is expected, but with Ronald Koeman linked with several midfield players from his old stamping ground at Feyenoord not to mention the likes of Harrison Reed and James Ward Prowse, Cork might see that the writing could be on the wall.
The fact is that he is good enough to command a starting place in over half the teams in the league and its testimony to how Ronald Koeman has built the squad and indeed our youth set up that he can't at Saints.
Cork obviously has to do what is best for his own career and it could be that although he might perhaps prefer to wait till the end of the season to see how the land lies, that he might have to make a decision sooner and Saints might prefer to cash in now and get some money if they can get the man or men they want before the transfer deadline.
If they cant get in who they want then I expect to see Cork stay, but if he does go then hopefully Saints will ensure that he is unable to play against us on Sunday, of course it would be strange to say farewell to him in another shirt, but the fact is he is a good player and we do need the points on Sunday.
If Cork does go either now or at the end of the season then he should be warmly thanked by the supporters and not berated as a traitor who would not sign a new deal, if the Saints midfield was not so crowded with class players with perhaps more on the horizon them probably he would have been delighted to stay.