Slaven Bilic warns closing Premier League transfer window before Europe's could make situation worse

1/5
Slaven Bilic18 August 2017

The window will still be open in other countries and that could lead to players leaving and you not being able to sign replacements, which would make matters even worse.

Take Liverpool, for example. If that rule changes, it would technically still not stop Philippe Coutinho going to Barcelona but it would prevent Liverpool signing a replacement.

Yes, it would be better if the window was closed before the start of the season but only if it is right across the rest of the leagues in Europe. Otherwise, it could be even worse than it is now.

Southampton vs West Ham team news

On the injury front, we expect Michail Antonio (hamstring) to be back tomorrow and that is good news.

Andy Carroll (thigh, right) and Cheikhou Kouyate (knee) have also started training with us and we will see how they go.

Manuel Lanzini (leg) is still not quite ready but will hopefully begin training with us on Monday.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in