Gabon international Mario Lemina has officially signed for Southampton in what is believed to be a club-record transfer.
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The 23-year-old puts pen to paper on a five-year deal with Saints following his move from Juventus. Lemina, who has made nine appearances for his national team, will link up with his teammates in the imminent future.
Lemina started his career at Ligue 1 outfit Lorient, where he rose through the ranks from 11-years-old to establish himself as a key first-team player. This led to a move across France to Marseille, where he enjoyed arguably the best times of his career so far.
He signed for Juventus on loan after an impressive campaign, before then signing a permanent deal with Max Allegri’s side at the end of the 2015/16 campaign.
Now, though, he is a Southampton player, and is reported to be the club’s record signing at €18m (£16.2m).
Lemina will hope to force his way into Mauricio Pellegrino’s plans for the opening game of Saints’ season against Swansea City this Saturday.
