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CONFIRMED: Saints sign Ryan Manning
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Ryan Manning has signed a contract until 2027.
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Fantastic signing!! Best LB in the championship. With better players around him he can only improve.
We now have the 2021/22 RB of the season and the 2022/23 LB of the season - and that's before you get to Tino (assuming KWP and Perraud both leave).
Tut tut, missed the exclamation mark at the end. Still, this came somewhat out of the blue so you can be forgiven. Very pleased with this signing.
The thought of Tino and Manning as full backs this season. 
You simply cannot argue with 5 goals and 10 assists as a full back and on a free transfer.
*Waits for Lincoln Saint to say how underwhelmed he is*
*Waits for Lincoln Saint to say how underwhelmed he is*
Very happy
My excitement for the new season continues to grow.
My excitement for the new season continues to grow.
Ryan Manning said: "I'm absolutely delighted to be here. I'm over the moon and I can't wait to get started. It's a massive club, been in the Premier League for so many years, and I'm just excited about the challenge of getting it back there.
"With the gaffer coming here, knowing his style of football and how he wants his team to play, it felt like a perfect fit for me where the club and the manager lined up.
"You're coming to a Premier League football club that's in the Championship, so the ambition is promotion and nothing else, and that's exactly what I was looking for as the next move in my career. I think it's the perfect club for me to come to, the ambition is massive and everyone as a collective is working towards getting back to the Premier League.”
"With the gaffer coming here, knowing his style of football and how he wants his team to play, it felt like a perfect fit for me where the club and the manager lined up.
"You're coming to a Premier League football club that's in the Championship, so the ambition is promotion and nothing else, and that's exactly what I was looking for as the next move in my career. I think it's the perfect club for me to come to, the ambition is massive and everyone as a collective is working towards getting back to the Premier League.”
Southampton manager Russell Martin said: "Firstly, he's a brilliant character. He's got a real edge to him. He's got a fantastic personality, a lot of energy and was a really important member of our group at Swansea, not just on the pitch but off it as well.
“In terms of on the pitch, he's an outstanding footballer who has a brilliant understanding of what we want. He played in a few positions for us previously, and he's coming here as a left-back because he ended up performing as one of the best left-backs in the division last year.
“We've beaten competition from two clubs in the Premier League for him, which I'm really pleased about, because I thought the lure of that would make it difficult for us, but he's come here because he knows the work and he believes in it.”
“In terms of on the pitch, he's an outstanding footballer who has a brilliant understanding of what we want. He played in a few positions for us previously, and he's coming here as a left-back because he ended up performing as one of the best left-backs in the division last year.
“We've beaten competition from two clubs in the Premier League for him, which I'm really pleased about, because I thought the lure of that would make it difficult for us, but he's come here because he knows the work and he believes in it.”
Championship experience
Russel Martin experience
Stats look good
Free transfer
Literally the ideal signing
Russel Martin experience
Stats look good
Free transfer
Literally the ideal signing
Don’t know much about him, but definitely indicates KWP or Perraud (or both) are off. Think most people would’ve expected them to be off anyway