Saints have been dealt a blow as Feyenoord midfielder Jordie Clasie has signed a new deal at Feyenoord.

Clasie had been rumoured to be a last minute target for Ronald Koeman as he sought to bring in a player or two before the transfer deadline ends, however that now looks to be dead in the water with Clasie signing a new deal that will tie him into the Rotterdam club till 2014.

Of course its not unheard of for a player to move straight after signing a new deal, but two days after would be a new record i think.

In many respects however this int a major problem for Saints who have plenty of midfield options, the priority should surely be to bring in another central defender as well as a wide option

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amsterdamsaint added 20:02 - Aug 29 Classie is a quality player who Will be worth 20 million next season. We could have got him last week for 9. Hè linked up brilliantly with Pelle last season and would walk onto our team. This is a real shame and a foolish ( non ) move by our board. Waken up board !
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brady100 added 20:45 - Aug 29 Ohh shock @bjwg was telling absolute porkies haha. What an absolute waste of time, neither player was a) actually at the pub b) ever going to sign for us. Let's. move on to realistic transfer targets. .
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montecristo added 21:10 - Aug 29 beginning to think we arent going to get anyone in at all, Clasie ,Alderweild, Townsend were all strongly linked with us and it seems to me that Reed just hasnt tried hard enough probably due to lack of available finances.No one can say Saints have been spending proceeds from sales because they havent the summers deal have come from current income, tv money. Its going to be a long season.

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amsterdamsaint added 21:48 - Aug 29 Oh, and Classie was keen to link up with his old manager RoKo, is only 23, the captain of Fyenoord, and was keen to try the premier League. We had the money. How die we mess This up ? I am not pleased. Daley Blind. Now ! 20 Mill .
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Zambucco added 22:38 - Aug 29 Did we really need him? Especially as Ronald Koeman has indicated on many occasions now that Morgan Schneiderlin is staying, plus we already have enough talent in midfield. Central defender and pacy wingers now.
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amsterdamsaint added 23:33 - Aug 29 Yeah Zam, but in the Spiderman mould, only 9 Mill quality, and do you expect Spider next season? What a midfield we could of had. Bummer. Virgil Should come from Celtic, though.
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amsterdamsaint added 23:44 - Aug 29 Oh. And sign up Cork ! What is the board plating at ? Hè is great !
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