Transfer Rumours Saint Mario! Official! 5 year deal!

i went to the loo for 5 minutes ffs.

 

Southampton Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Mario Lemina from Juventus.

The 23-year-old today completed his switch from the Italian side and has joined the club on a five-year contract.

A senior international with Gabon, Lemina started his career in France, with Lorient, before joining Marseille in 2013 and then moving to Juventus in 2015, initially on loan, before completing a permanent transfer last summer.

In his time with the Bianconeri, he won both the Serie A title and the Coppa Italia twice, and featured in last season’s Champions League final, against Real Madrid.

Vice Chairman (Football) Les Reed said: “Mario is an outstanding talent who has already achieved a great deal in his career, winning a number of titles and gaining experience of playing on some of the biggest stages in world football.

“Investing in a player of Mario’s quality and buying from a club like Juventus is a significant statement of intent from the club, and this is a purchase that has set another club-record fee.

“Mario still has his best years ahead of him, and we believe that he will not only be an excellent acquisition for us in the immediate future, but that he will also be able to realise even more of his potential here in the years to come.

“In a volatile market with some extraordinary and inexplicable transfers taking place, we are determined to go about our work in a diligent and correct way. This is a player who has won trophies and played in the Champions League final less than three months ago and he has signed for Saints amid a host of suitors.

“Mario will complement what is already an extremely strong group of midfield players in our squad, and we are excited about what he will bring to the group.”

Commenting on his move, Mario Lemina said: "I am really happy to have signed for Southampton. I think that it was the project that attracted me the most and the one my family was really behind. I am really happy to be here."

 

Wooooooooooooo!

 

Five years. Yay....so he'll be here 12 months

Welcome, Mario. No pressure, but every Southampton fan is expecting you to make them happy.

 

Do you remember when players were photographed with managers? Shows how things have changed.

 

I believe the manager had never heard of him!

 

Welcome Lemina

 

And you believe that? I think the coach doesn't want to get into the media talk of it and jeopardise anything, aka respectful.

 

We made an actual first team signing!!

Welcome Saint Mario. You sound like exactly what we need.

 

Right that's done. So when's the next one ?

 

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Now that is the way a decent, respectable and honourable football club goes about it's business.

 

Some good news.

 

Amateur, doesn't he know this will be used against him in 12 months time?!?

 

Godders, I had a higher opinion of you.

Vin

 

Think he was being sarcastic...

 

Jurgen has already given him a call...

 

I'm suitably excited by this. I do wonder who will be making way for him (if the outbound rumours are true) in the squad though. Clasie? PEH?

 

Think this will prove a great signing. Looking forward to seeing him next to Romeu.

 

Funky cold Lemina.

Welcome.