Ralph Hasenhuttl is delighted Southampton have been able to keep Kyle Walker-Peters.

After a slow start to his loan spell from Spurs, the 23-year-old right-back played all nine games following the restart.

The 23-year-old completed a permanent move to St. Mary's on Tuesday.

"It was not easy for Kyle when he arrived here," Hasenhutll said. "He needed some time to adapt to our style of play, and then we had this period where we could not be together as a team.

"But you could see from how he performed when we came back that he had worked a lot in this time, both on his physical condition and also on his understanding of our own game. It says a lot to me about this player that he was able to do this.

"He is a very good fit for our style. He is a young, intelligent player, and he is very good on the ball, with good quickness and an ability to play this intense style that we like.

"I am very pleased we have been able to bring him back as our player, as this is a position that we have been looking to improve in and Kyle does this for us. I think he can develop his game even more here too."