Mauricio Pellegrino has confirmed that the club expect to bring in some new faces before the transfer window closes , the fans just wish that the talking would stop and that actions would speak louder than words.
In one respect it is good to hear from Mauricio Pellegrino that he is expecting a signing or two imminently, but actions speak louder than words and the reality is that every Saints supporter know that even if Virgil Van Dijk was to soften his stance and return to the fold we are still weak in the centre of defence.
Talking after the win over Sevilla the Saints manager when asked about incoming transfers said.
"We are studying the market with some options.
"It is difficult to bring in important players and hopefully some of them can come in to make us stronger.”
"We are there expecting and ready, and always if we can improve our squad we will do it,” admitted Pellegrino.
"It is difficult because we have a good squad but we want to give another step in our ambition from inside and from outside also.”
The big question now is whether Pellegrino's words hold water, the more cynical Saints fans will claim that the club are not interested in paying out for any new signings for several reasons not least the prolonged takeover issue, the club really do need to make a statement of intent now.
They need to do that not just because of the lack of activity in this window, but also in January when despite the fact that Jose Fonte's departure had become inevitable the club did not replace him even though they had has several months to line up possible targets.
The supporters assumed that although they did not land those targets back in January that with another four months to draw up a shortlist that business would be done swiftly, yet here we are another three months down the line since the season ended and we are only a matter of days before the start of the season yet Fonte has still not been adequately replaced and we still have the Van Dijk issue.
Back in January the failure of our transfer committee to cover their bases cost us dearly, they gambled that we could get away with only Van Dijk and when he was suddenly injured they did not have enough time left in the window to get in a replacement.
This one act of folly was perhaps the biggest single reason why we did not win the League Cup Final.
So the time for talking is over the time for action is here !