June has been a rollercoaster month for Dragan Solak as Southampton owner.
Right at the start of the month, he was at the centre of an impassioned interview that went out on the club's X page, as he apologised for the fallout from Spygate.
The Serbian has been in the spotlight ever since, with the 61-year-old businessman even coming out to back Tonda Eckert, despite Eckert's key role in Spygate, which resulted in the Saints being chucked out of the Championship playoffs.
He has also put his money where his mouth is in recent times to snap up Daniel Peretz, Cyle Larin, and George Long on permanent deals, after the trio were only situated at St Mary's last season on loan.
Each passing day seems to throw up another positive development involving the South Coast club, with Solak excited by the prospect of watching his team be a promotion contender again next season.
Solak is confident heading into the new season
With a new contract also on the table for James Bree, who was a standout performer during the latter stages of last season, it's clear that Solak isn't shaken by the events of Spygate. Rather, he has acknowledged that substantial mess and is trying to power on ahead into a bright future.
All this money being splashed out to keep the likes of Peretz grounded at St. Mary's might worry fans of the Saints that plenty of sales will be needed to balance the books.
In the Serbian's own words, though, Southampton are not in a stressful position right now where they have to offload, with it being noted instead that a "huge number of players" are being scouted to add to the standout signings of the ex-Bayern Munich stopper and the Canadian striker.
Of course, this positive bubble could burst if the FA decide to ban Eckert outright for his role in the Saints' spying antics.
But, with Solak at the wheel, the club is in stable hands, whatever transpires with the German, as the mega-rich owner has opened up about the promising state of the club's finances, despite Premier League football being off the menu.
The good news just keeps coming
From the 2027/28 campaign, Southampton will no longer receive parachute payments.
Parachute payments were reportedly worth around the £49m mark last season to the Saints, according to the Daily Echo, so it will be a hit to the system if the South Coast club no longer has this money coming in.
Yet, Solak, when speaking to the Daily Echo, felt the need to be a reassuring figure when it comes to the club's finances, with the South Coast side envisaging a positive future ahead on this front, irrespective of what unfolds with parachute payments.
He said: "Whether we are staying in the Championship or go to the Premier League, we'll be a much, much healthier club with the ability to grow.
But, let's say we stay in the Championship, we will have a positive balance carrying to the next season of more receivables than payables.
I think that even if we stay in the Championship next season, we would be able to have a really, really competitive team next season."
Unlike the sorry tale of Leicester City, where overspending has come back to bite them, it's clear that Solak cares deeply about ensuring Southampton remains stable, whatever league they call home.
The aim will be to win promotion to the Premier League next season, of course, but the Saints shouldn't be paralysed with worry if they slip up in this pursuit, with the financial forecast of the club looking rather healthy.
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