The Southampton Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Leeds United come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Southampton did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Manuel Ugarte
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Southampton have done the hard part with Manchester United, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Southampton
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Southampton rebuffed over Adrien Truffert
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Bournemouth have kept their man, and Southampton go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Tom Fellows attracts admirers
The name of Tom Fellows has come up in conversations Southampton were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Daniel Peretz
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Daniel Peretz, and the manager let it.
Match15 Aug 2026
Derby County take the points off Southampton
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Steven Mitchell joins the Southampton first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Steven Mitchell is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Southampton promote Samuel Brown from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Samuel Brown has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Tom Fellows
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Southampton