Southampton have secured the signing of young Manchester City winger Samuel Edozie.

The 19-year-old had been linked with a move away from England earlier in the window.

Reports had suggested he may be signing for Bayer Leverkusen.

However, the Saints have nipped in to secure him on a permanent deal.

Edozie said after signing: "I'm very excited. It's a great club – a club that likes to play young players, so it's a very attractive club to come to.

"I used to play with Roméo (Lavia) and Gavin (Bazunu), and they've both played a lot, so it's definitely something at my age in my career that I just want to play as much first-team football as possible.

"If I've got a chance of that here then it's a great opportunity."