Absolute Football understands that Saints’ youngster, James Ward-Prowse has agreed a new 5-year deal, keeping him at the club until the middle of 2017.
Ward-Prowse, one of the latest graduates from Southampton’s acclaimed academy , has garnered the praise of numerous pundits based on his performances.
Saints fans will be relieved to hear their young star is committed to the club, particularly after seeing the likes of Theo Walcott, Nathan Dyer, Gareth Bale and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain graduating through the academy only to leave the club.
Ward-Prowse appears to be ecstatic about the new deal: “it was nice that we got the win on Saturday, and it’s nice to put pen to paper. I can kick on from here.”
“It has been an absolute whirlwind to go from playing under-18 football against lower-league teams to playing against the likes of Manchester City and Manchester United.”