It's a busy time for the Saints media department tonight with the press releases coming thick and fast, the latest being the signing of Manchester City winger Samuel Edozie.

Within minutes of Ainslie Maitland-Niles being announced as having arrived on loan at St Mary's, comes the announcement that another worst kept secret has arrived in the shape of Samuel Edozie.

The 19-year-old has joined from the Premier League champions on a five-year contract, which is believed to also include buy back options, the fee is unclear but being touted as up to £10 million including add ons.

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl said: “Samuel is another promising young player who brings good attacking qualities to us, and he is someone who fits very well with our philosophy.

“He is a quick player who has impressive technical ability, so he will be able to help our squad immediately, but we also see a lot of potential in him for the future.

“This is a good opportunity for him, and I know he is excited about the chance to come here and improve.”

Samuel Edozie said: “I’m very excited. It’s a great club — a club that likes to play young players, so it’s a very attractive club to come to.

“I used to play with Roméo [Lavia] and Gavin [Bazunu], and they’ve both played a lot, so it’s definitely something at my age in my career that I just want to play as much first-team football as possible.

“If I’ve got a chance of that here then it’s a great opportunity.”

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