Southampton have announced the deadline-day signing of Ghana international Kamaldeen Sulemana in a record transfer deal for the Premier League side.
The 20-year-old winger joined from French club Stade Rennais on a four-and-a-half-year contract until 2027.
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The transfer fee for Sulemana is expected to be around €25 million (≈£22 million), plus a further €3 million in add-ons. This would be a club record for Southampton, eclipsing the initial £20 million fee paid to Liverpool to sign Danny Ings back in 2019.
Southampton manager Nathan Jones said: “This is another really positive addition for us this month. We’ve obviously been keen to add a little more potency to the side, and Kamaldeen is someone who does that for us.
“He’s at a stage in his career where we feel he can help us in the immediate term, but also continue to grow and develop further into the future.”
Kamaldeen Sulemana became the fourth signing for the Saints in the January window, following the arrivals of Mislav Oršić, Charly Alcaraz, and James Bree, while Nigerian striker Paul Onuachu has since become the fifth new arrival at Southampton after joining from Genk.
Sulemana featured twice for Ghana at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar and has scored one goal in 22 appearances for club and country so far this season. He scored five goals in 34 appearances for Rennais last term.
Having joined compatriot Mohammed Salisu at St. Mary’s, Sulemana could make his debut for Southampton on Saturday away at Brentford in the Premier League.
