Southampton midfielder Jake Flannigan is delighted with his new six-month deal.

Following two cruel years of injury trouble, the 21-year-old is now back on the front foot, with a chance to impress new boss Mauricio Pellegrino in this week's training camp in Austria.

Speaking about the new six-month deal, he told the clib's website: "It's really important. I can only be grateful to the club, because once again they've shown their faith in me.

“They didn't have to offer me a new contract, and it's such a cutthroat business that a lot of players would have just been thrown out. I'm just really happy, because they have shown faith in me and it's now my turn to show what I can do.

“I've had so many ups and downs and so many times when I've thought I was coming back into playing again and there's been another setback, so I've had to stay really headstrong, but now I'm done with all that.

“I just want to put it in the past and see myself as a fit player now and really ready to push on."