Coaches sweat over last-gasp transfers
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With just over a week to go until the British transfer window closes for four months, several Premier League clubs are steeling themselves to resist raids on their young stars from bigger rivals.
The managers of West Bromwich Albion, Everton and Southampton, to name but three, fear new bids for players they have insisted they want to keep.
And all three have criticized the way the window will still be open four matches into the new Premier League season, which started a week earlier than usual because of next summer鈥檚 European Championship finals.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman described the September 1 deadline as 鈥渃razy鈥 and said it should be on August 1, before any matches are played.
He is concerned about speculation linking his Senegalese winger Sadio Mane to Manchester United. After Southampton鈥檚 0-0 draw at Watford on Sunday he insisted 鈥渘obody is for sale鈥.
One of the problems has been that playing three or four games while the window is still open enables rich clubs to identify weaknesses in their squad, sometimes caused by additional injuries or suspensions.
And, the first three league games have exposed Tottenham Hotspur鈥檚 over-dependence on striker Harry Kane and manager Mauricio Pochettino confirmed last week he wanted another forward.
Without naming West Bromwich鈥檚 England Under-21 international Saido Berahino, who is widely believed to be the main target, the Spurs manager said that 鈥渕aybe in the next few days we can strengthen the team a little bit more鈥.
The continuing rumors about Berahino, however, annoyed manager Tony Pulis, who left him out of Sunday鈥檚 2-3 home defeat by Chelsea.
鈥淪aido鈥檚 a great lad but this can be disruptive,鈥 he said.
Everton, meanwhile, has been aware for some time of Chelsea鈥檚 interest in young England defender John Stones.
Everton鈥檚 captain Phil Jagielka, who plays alongside the 21-year-old Stones, said before Sunday鈥檚 0-2 defeat by Manchester City that the present system led to uncertainty and 鈥渦nsettles people鈥.
鈥淚 cannot get my head round why it works the way it does,鈥 he added.
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