Southampton midfielder Oriol Romeu has been impressed by new teammate Tino Livramento.

The youngster joined Saints from Chelsea last week.

Romeu told the Daily Echo: "A great lad. He's a young player. But I've only seen one session, one exercise. From what I've seen from our side, a very good young lad with probably a great future ahead of him.

"Happy to have him here. He is going to be a good option at the back as well.

"He looks strong, he looks fit. Although he's young, he's got quite a physical presence so I'm sure he's going to be a good help for us as well."

Livramento is the second teenager Saints have attracted from Chelsea this summer, with centre-back Dynel Simeu also arriving to link up initially with the B team.

Asked how promising it is that Saints can attract such talent from big clubs like Chelsea, Romeu added: "Yeah, probably because they're seeing they've got chances and they can grow and get some proper games here.

"There is nothing wrong with that, as long as they come to perform and do their thing, we're happy, people to come and help and do a good job."