If a player is young, has the quality and sell-on value, then sure, bring him in. But if it would take $40 million to acquire him, then forget it!Southampton’s head coach Ralph Hasenhuttl told the press that it makes “no sense” to chase players who cost $40 million or more – at least not for his club.##NAJAVA_MECA_6548873##Saints have already brought in six recruits ahead of the new campaign, with further additions still being sought. However, the combined fee of all those players is currently around $62 million, with the most expensive newcomer being Manchester City’s 20-year-old goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, who arrived for $15.4 million.Hasenhuttl believes spending big on one player remains off Southampton’s plans, with the south coast club focusing on promising youngsters.”I’m still of the opinion that $50 transfers make no sense for us. But we of course want quality, and if it’s young, OK, no problem, take it. This is the way we want to go and it’s good that we have done our job so far. But the transfer window is open so long that, if we do something we have enough time to do it.”West Ham activate the buyout clause for Cornet, Hammers to exceed the 100m euros markDespite the first weekend of Premier League action finally here, most clubs haven’t concluded their transfer business yet. Ralph predicts that results over the next two days will dictate moves and prices in the football market.”I’m not so sure about the effect on prices of the window staying open. Some clubs will also look at first games and make decisions based on that. I’m not sure if prices of players will go up or down again even after matches. Then the market is sometimes a bit stupid and strange.”Saints will start their campaign at Tottenham on Saturday.
