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Southampton boss Koeman excited working with Sadio Mane

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is excited by new signing Sadio Mane.

The Senegal attacker is expected in the country today.

Koeman has backed Mane to make a big impression at Saints, now the south coast club's squad is settled after the transfer window closure.

"Sadio brings a different quality to the team: a player who is very fast with a good threat of goals," he said.

"We don't have a lot of forward players and with his quality he brings a little bit more to us to find space.

"He's very fast and it's difficult for players to mark that kind of player. He needs time to adapt of course, but he has the quality.

"The Premier League is a higher level than he was used to in the league with Red Bull, but he has played in the Champions League so he has already been exposed to a high quality of opponent."

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