Saints Make Their First Signing Of The January Window

Southampton know the transfer market but don’t get too excited just yet as they are more of a star than a full blown star.The Daily Echo has revealed the latest man to become a saint, 18-year-old midfielder Joe Oand#039;Brien Whitmarsh from Cork City.The youngster is highly rated and is said to have been targeted by other clubs in England. Everton are said to be particularly keen.He was on trial at Staplewood in December and the Saints seem to have liked what they saw from the midfielder, who broke into the Cork City first team in his freshman season with the Republic, making 23 appearances for 4 goals and an assist. .Although he will be joining our U21 academy team, he has senior football experience and could be in the future sooner than we think..

underweststand added 11:36 – 12 JanReally? …. Do you mean the actual signature? Are we sure the ink is dry on the contract?Good thing he found Saints a good idea for young players and there were quite a few positive articles about him.The fact that Bazunu and Smallbone were already in the company may have influenced his signing..