Saints boss may have nailed window problems
Some blame the board suggesting a lack of investment, others blame the manager for dithering on transfer targets while others place equal blame on the owners and the manager for not getting their business done early.
Rival Premier League manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has given a different perspective on the state of this summer’s transfer market suggesting many clubs do not have money which is having a domino effect throughout the football leagues around the world.
The Southampton manager told BBC Radio Solent: “At the moment on the transfer market, nobody has money.
“Everybody wants the most money for his players when they sell so it keeps everything on hold. Therefore, a lot of players are letting their contracts run out and leave without money.
“This money is what smaller clubs are missing, it’s going out of football somewhere else, I don’t know, in the pockets of agents or wherever. This situation is not good for no league in the world.
“You pay a lot of money for players and the extending of contracts gets thwarted not only in our situation but all around the world I see players knowing this, running out clubs for free and this also leads to then finding more money for clubs, they don’t know where it comes.”
Claret and Hugh say: There is a lot in what Hasenhuttl is saying and it is having a massive effect on the transfer market. Some transfers are being done by those who have the money or are prepared to borrow heavily from banks. David Moyes only wants to add players who can improve the squad next season and doesn’t want to add players just to make up the numbers. This could go down to the wire with the transfer window due to close at 11pm on Tuesday 31st August.