Mohamed Elyounoussi signs for Southampton from Basel for reported £16m
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Southampton have signed attacking midfielder Mohamed Elyounoussi for a reported £16m from Basel.
The 23-year-old Norway international, who scored 23 goals in 83 games in his last two seasons for the Swiss side, has agreed a five-year deal.
"I'm at my best when I use my creativity, so I think the club's philosophy will suit me," he said.
His arrival follows Dusan Tadic's £10m departure from the Saints to Ajax.
Elyounoussi is Southampton's second signing of the summer after the £7m purchase of Celtic midfielder Stuart Armstrong.
Manager Mark Hughes is hopeful that his new additions will improve the goalscoring record of a team that averaged less than one a game in the Premier League last season.
"He has got an outstanding record of goals and assists in two different countries, and we have been extremely impressed by the intelligence he has shown in his play from a tactical point of view," said the Welshman.
"Following on from the arrival of Stuart Armstrong this week, we feel we have made real progress in adding a new dimension to our attack."
Elyounoussi - who was born in Morocco - scored 41 goals in 91 goals for Norwegian side Molde before moving to Basel in July 2016.
He had also been linked with Arsenal, Leicester and Huddersfield.
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That Van someone ,and the chap who we flogged to some London club who are getting a new ground this year, forget their name, only made the club about £100,000,000
Waste of time really.
Shouldn't have lost Tadic, but as we know the grass is greener , contracts mean nothing, and another agent has probably made £500,000 from the deal
Grow up and go support your own team.
Sparky re-energised the squad last season and I think there will be severalore decent signings COYS
You seem to have forgotten that Tadic was a 'nobody' before Southampton bought him. As was Van Dyke, Mane, Lovren, Clyne etc. This guy might well turn out to be a good buy as well - only time will tell.
Let's hope it makes for interesting football.
No long ball tactics, please.
Even Saints don't really give our British youth players a break though anymore.
It seems you are easily pleased and lack ambition. Like a lot on here. He only won the games he should have won, and was unimpressive in the others.
I do support my team which why I want Saints to have a good manager. Blind faith and wishful thinking is no substitute for ability.