Southampton Transfers: 5 Reasons Why Graziano Pelle Is Perfect For Saints

3. He Was Not Overly Expensive

Although Pelle's fee was undisclosed, reports suggest that the price tag was around £8-9 million, and given his goal scoring history under Koeman at Feyenoord then that is very good business. Considering the fee paid for Osvaldo - a record breaking £15 million - if he delivers it will be an even bigger success. Although Southampton have recently acquired a significant amount of money from the departures of Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana (around £55 million), they have also acquired some debts since the start of last year with a new training ground extension - believed to be in the region of £30 million - and some expensive signings in Gaston Ramirez and Dani Osvaldo, costing a combined total of £26.5 million, whom just have not lived up to their potentials. Together, along with comparably better statistics on their side, Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle have cost Saints around £8 million less than Ramirez and Osvaldo combined. With the debts acquired by Saints under Cortese's reign as chairman, although not by any means extortionate - more reckless- are still debts Saints did not have upon re-entering the Premier League a few years ago. Pelle's somewhat cheap-ish transfer fee, given his brilliant record at Feyenoord, has undoubtedly left some valuable money for Koeman to now spend in strengthening his defense for the upcoming season.