Arsenal & Tottenham target will stay says manager
Arsenal & Tottenham target will stay says manager
By CSAR on August 1, 2014
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has said Morgan Schneiderlin will not be leaving the club despite reported interested from both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
The French international has also been warned of his conduct following an outburst on Twitter on Tuesday.
The Southampton player wrote on Twitter: “6 years of an amazing journey #saintsfc DESTROYED in 1 hour !!!”
Morgan Schneiderlin has been heavily linkedwith a move to Tottenham Hotspur this week whilst Arsenal interest has recently died down.
Ronald Koeman is quoted by the BBC as saying:
“He is a player of Southampton and will continue to be.”“I spoke with him about that tweet. Always you have to keep that type of information inside and we spoke about that and his situation.”
This summer the Saints have so far sold five first team players from last season but chairman Ralph Krueger told BBC Radio Solent on Wednesday that Morgan Schneiderlin and forward Jay Rodriguez would not be leaving St Mary’s as well.
Southampton have made £92 million on their sales this summer:
Luke Shaw (£27m to Manchester United)
Adam Lallana (£25m to Liverpool)
Dejan Lovren (£20m to Liverpool)
Calum Chambers (£16m to Arsenal)
Rickie Lambert (£4m to Liverpool)
Adam Lallana (£25m to Liverpool)
Dejan Lovren (£20m to Liverpool)
Calum Chambers (£16m to Arsenal)
Rickie Lambert (£4m to Liverpool)
Koeman also hinted that Pablo Osvaldo could be on his way out of the club, with Italian Serie A giants Internazionale strongly linked:
“We are looking for the best for Osvaldo and the best for the club.”
The Dutch manager also hinted it could be a swap deal for the Italian sides exciting youngster Saphir Taïder:
“Taïder brings quality and we need that. We need competition in the squad as well and that will be good.”
Morgan Schneiderlin has been at Southampton since 2008 when he moved from French side Strasbourg. He has played in the top three tiers of English football with the Saints, making a total of 205 league appearances and scoring 10 goals. He has been one of the Premier League’s best holding midfielders over the past two years.
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