Saints are set to go Dutch again and sign a flying winger from Werner Bremen when the transfer window opens in January.

Reports in the media are saying that Saints have agreed a fee with Werner Bremen for Dutch winger Eljero Elia when the transfer window opens in just over a week.

Elias is 27 and has played in Holland for Den Haag and FC Twente before moving to Hamburg and Juventus, in Italy though his career stalled and he played only 4 times in his one season and then joined Werner Bremen. His first season was a success although he was suspended at the end of it after being caught racing with a teammate on an Autobahn at 3am in the morning.

2013/14 saw his return to form complete playing 33 timed and scoring 4 times.

Elias has played 27 times for Holland scoring twice although his international career has stalled since his year at Juventus and he has not yet managed to force his way back into the squad, however at age 27 and several Dutch stars at the end of their International career he would hope to get back in the squad and a move to the Premier league would help put him back into the spotlight.

Saints are reported to have agreed a fee of around £4 million for the player roughly the same fee that Werner Bremen paid for Elias.

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halftimeorange added 12:45 - Dec 21 Word from Burnley fans is that Danny Ings has signed a pre-contract agreement with the Saints.
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saintandy11 added 13:09 - Dec 21 Apparently known as the Dutch Balotelli!!!!!
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BarnetSaint added 14:46 - Dec 21 Don't like what I've read about this player. If he's as disruptive and in a similar vein to balatteli, no thanks
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landsdownsaint added 15:30 - Dec 21 Hope that's true about Danny Ings,could be a great Saints signing !
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mgprobert added 17:00 - Dec 21 I like the Ings rumour a lot more than the Elias one! If 4 goals 33 marks his return to form we'd better hope he doesn't go off the boil! Sounds like another Osvaldo to me so at first sight not very appealing
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TeamCortese added 19:40 - Dec 21 Guys what's up with the negative comments? Let's not forget Cantona and Di Canio had off the pitch issues and are still regarded as legends with their respective clubs. The way I see it RoKo has found an absolute gem of bargain here (if the news is true). Elia is 27; has been capped 27 times for Holland; played in the 2010 World Cup and is costing roughly £4m. Let's bear in mind Lallana and Chambers don't have 20 England caps combined and together costed £40m. He would be a great addition to the team and would provide ample competition for places--especially with Mane and Long.

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