Luke Shaw pledges long term future with Southampton

Luke Shaw is on talks with Southampton over long term plan to stay at the club.

The left back has been at the club since the age of 8 and despite a great deal of speculation, he is very keen to stay at the south coast club:

“i”ve spoken with the chairman about a long term plan for me at the club”

“to end all speculation: I’m committing my future to Southampton.”

The 17 year old was full of praise for his club:

“You’ve had Ads (Adam Lallana) come through the youth system and now he’s the captain for the first team and obviously Prowsey’s (James Ward-Prowse) just signed a new 5 year deal and that’s what I want to be doing

Southampton is the place to be for kids like me”

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Lampard: No contract talks yet

Lampard: future still undecided

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The Chelsea midfielder says there has been no talks about a contract to keep him at the club.

The 34 year old scored 2 goals today as Chelsea’s 2-1 victory at Goodison Park takes them up to 3rd place.

Today’s goals leave him just 1 goal behind Kerry Dixon, who is the Blues’ second all-time leading goalscorer.

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James Ward-Prowse Signs New 5 Year Deal

Shake on it: Adkins and Ward-Prowse after new 5-year deal is agreed

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.”

“That’s been my dream since I was a young kid, so to get to that stage is fantastic.”

“My short-term aim now is to get back into the team. There’s a lot of competition for places now Corky  is back because he’s done well in the last two games.”

Saints fans will be hoping that 17 year old, Luke Shaw, will follow in his footsteps after an impressive performance vs QPR at the weekend.

Having received a £4 million offer from Spurs in the summer, speculation in the January transfer window is likely.

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