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Saints Linked With Central Defender
Monday, 31st Oct 2016 21:43

With the transfer window only two months from opening the press are limbering up and linking players with clubs, Saints are rumoured to be heading to Belgium with the cheque book.

The man that Saints are being reported to be lining up a bid for is Genk's Omar Colley a 6ft 3 inch central defender who is also captain of his country Gambia.

Colley only joined Genk in the summer for 2 million euros from Swedish club DjurgÃ¥rdens IF but has impressed in his appearances in the Belgium League so far this season.

He is fairly versatile and able to play in either the centre of defence or as a left back, although Saints are well served on the left of defence they are short of cover for VVW & Jose Fonte with only Yoshida as back up and he is not the answer.

Whether Colley will be the man is yet to be decided but hopefully Saints will be looking to strengthen in what is a weak area in the squad.

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bstokesaint added 23:21 - Oct 31 Definitely a position which is in need of covering. Given the recent signings in central defence; Lovren, Alderweireld and VVD it's probably too much to ask for another upgrade.
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vanmans added 08:10 - Nov 1 This is one position that should have been covered in the Summer along with a couple of Strikers.
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vanmans added 08:10 - Nov 1 This is one position that should have been covered in the Summer along with a couple of Strikers.
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TheMoog added 10:17 - Nov 1 Gardos's recovery is stepping up having completed 45, 60 and now 90 minutes for the U23s. Will he be suitable cover on his return or is he in the Yoshida category? I honestly can't remember if he was any good.
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Jesus_02 added 10:58 - Nov 2 Gardos and Rodreguiz cant be relied on unfortunately, for me a key reason we went down from the prem was we kept convincing ourselves that Killer would return
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