Southampton have confirmed that Kyle Walker-Peters will be joining the club on loan for the rest of the season from Tottenham Hotspur.
The defender will join the Saints and fill a big need for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side, with the Austrian admitting earlier in the window that a full-back was a big priority, as per Sky Sports.
Despite only having 24 senior appearances for Spurs, Walker-Peters was highly rated by former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Several Southampton fans have taken to Twitter to share their opinions about the news, with many happy that Saints have finally got their man.
Twitter: JWP plays a ball in behind for KWP, who cuts back a cross for PEH to finish and the SMS crowd goes wild
#SaintsFC https://t.co/r3XvE29jlN (@camtotheyams_)
Twitter: Thoughts on the KWP deal:
– Pleased we have a RB. Not my 1st choice but will get behind him– Ralph said it’s easi… https://t.co/MQJIq8NiAP (@ffsHaarry)
However, some Southampton fans were a little bit more pessimistic about the deal, with many believing he is not a long-term option for Hasenhuttl’s side.
Twitter: No option on the KWP deal. A bit of a strange one for that reason. I can only assume #saintsfc regard him as a viab… https://t.co/VzezEWwGZ1 (@lucyhighnett)
Twitter: I must be the only #saintsfc fan massively underwhelmed by signing KWP 🤔 (@I_amDarren)
Twitter: Even worse is no option or obligation to buy. So basically developing another teams youth player. He plays well for… https://t.co/LEmNrXLFiJ (@I_amDarren)
Twitter: I’m more relieved than Excited. Hope he does well #SaintsFC https://t.co/LcPUwnXOao (@jameslordprowse)
This follows news that Cedric is likely to leave the club to join Arsenal, according to reports.
