Spurs mull Butland bid

10:14am Friday 6th July 2012 in Sport

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Tottenham are reportedly considering making a £7m offer for Saints target Jack Butland.

Saints had a £6m offer turned down by Birmingham for the 19-year-old keeper, who was part of England Euro 2012 squad.

Spurs are rumoured to be prepared to agree to a deal that will see Butland loaned back to Birmingham for next season.

Butland does not wish to leave the Blues unless he is guaranteed first team football, which he will get at St Andrews next season.

Comments(13)

Dickosfc says...
10:20am Fri 6 Jul 12

We need to get a keeper sorted ASAP

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StParks says...
10:41am Fri 6 Jul 12

Indeed we do need a keeper and we do not want to get involved in a bidding war and have clubs take advantage of our riches! I do not see a loan back to brum a problem but what happens is SKD gets injured? We would not be able to call on JB I'm sure as brum will have the rights for the year.

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montecristosaint says...
10:46am Fri 6 Jul 12

The lack of signings since J Rod is a little worrying unless of course Adkins thinks the present squad including four youngsters is strong enough to survive in the top flight.
While we play a different style these days based on pass and move it is asking an awful lot of our squad to compete against the likes of City Utd and their mega stars but who am I to say?

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montecristosaint says...
10:46am Fri 6 Jul 12

The lack of signings since J Rod is a little worrying unless of course Adkins thinks the present squad including four youngsters is strong enough to survive in the top flight.
While we play a different style these days based on pass and move it is asking an awful lot of our squad to compete against the likes of City Utd and their mega stars but who am I to say?

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alan.of.eastleigh says...
10:50am Fri 6 Jul 12

If he is demanding a guarantee of first team football he is probably not the sort of player we need. Move on.

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Just another reader says...
11:16am Fri 6 Jul 12

Exactly, no player is guaranteed first team football, you have to fight for your place and earn it when you get it.

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Saint. says...
11:36am Fri 6 Jul 12

All paper talk!

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saintmac says...
11:41am Fri 6 Jul 12

Walk away Saints - not worth the money as he is untried
although he obviously has talent.
As I have said on a recent posting the lack of transfer news
is worrying and hope something
happens soon.We are going to struggle in defence and mid
field unless new players are
brought in.

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Jesus_02 says...
12:36pm Fri 6 Jul 12

Not sure that the buying and loaning back withing the same season thing is even allowed under FA rules. Can anyone think of an instance where i9t has happened elswhere?

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Strasbourg Saint says...
12:51pm Fri 6 Jul 12

What Alan and JustAnotherReader said above.

Plenty of other options around and I'm sure NA&NC are on the case.

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Alicesdad says...
2:05pm Fri 6 Jul 12

When NC makes a bid and its turned down I expect he will walk away. You don't mess with NC.

The talk about Spurs sounds like press puff. Someone is trying to drive up the price. Agents, the club, someone with a vested interest no doubt.

As I've said before, this is an untested keeper, highly thought of but inexperienced. six or seven million is a serious bid and they were unwise to reject it.

I doubt that he is "demanding first team football". I expect he's just looking for the best chance to get regular football at a high level. Nothing wrong in that. But Birmingham want to get the best price so they will pump up these stories as much as they can.

I expect he will move, probably not to us, and probably not to Spurs either.

We will move on. We will find somebody else. And Butland will look back at the time when he nearly joined the great Southampton FC.

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boondocksaint08 says...
3:58pm Fri 6 Jul 12

Well said Alicesdad, well said. Took the words right out of my mouth. If we don't get Butland we can be **** sure that the keeper we do get will be talented, want to be there, and be committed to the team. NC & NA will make sure of it! Feel the next week or two is going to be full of news and signings for us.

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bullsbags says...
10:13pm Fri 6 Jul 12

Would be a great signing,in keeping with the going down the youngster route but can we compete with the glamour of spurs.If not test Leicesters resolve with a bid for Kasper

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