Southampton have agreed a fee around £12m with Hull City for Irish striker Shane Long. The 27-year-old prolific forward joined Hull from West Brom in January, and scored four goals in 15 appearances for the Tigers. Long is set to become Saints' sixth signing this summer.
Southampton have already signed keeper Fraser Forster, defender Ryan Bertrand, midfielders Dusan Tadic and Saphir Taider, and striker Graziano Pelle. They have also sold five players this summer: striker Rickie Lambert, midfielder Adam Lallana and defender Dejan Lovren all moved to Liverpool, left-back Luke Shaw has joined Manchester United, right-back Calum Chambers was sold to Arsenal and forward Dani Osvaldo has left for Inter Milan on loan.
Hull had signed Long, who has scored 11 goals in 47 caps for the Republic of Irelan, in a deal worth up to £7m in January. The striker will have to complete a medical and then agree personal terms with Southampton.
The Saints kick off their Premier League season with a trip to Anfield on Sunday, here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Liverpool win - 1/3 Draw - 17/4 Southampton win - 7/1
yellonek 9 years ago
shane long is popular name in transfer this year I didn't expect this one really but it's a good transfer between hull and Southampton and he's definitely worth his price tp be honest
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kruno1414
9 years ago
Well after all those sales this summer , they need to refresh they squad if they want to stay in Premier League company . Shane Long is going to do just fine in Southampton i think , but its going to pass some time until they fill the hole that left after Lambert leave them.
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