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TELLA ANNOUNCES NEW  SAINTS AGREEMENT

After signing a new three-and-a-half-year  contract with Southampton, Nathan Tella wants to repay the club's faith in him.

Since  joining Saints in 2017, Tella, 22, has made 33  appearances and scored two goals after spending a decade in Arsenal's junior system.

"I'm  ecstatic. I'm overjoyed." 

I really like the club, I’m really enjoying my time here,” Tella told the official Southampton website after extending his stay on the south coast until 2025.

“The fact that the club are believing in me is something I’m so thankful for. The club have been nothing but great to me all season, and last season as well. They believe in me and now I’ve got to believe in myself.

“Moving forward

UTD PRODIGY CHERRIES PICK UP MAN

Ethan Laird of Manchester United has joined Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season.

The England Under-19 international spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Swansea, where he made 21 appearances for the Cherries’ Sky Bet Championship rivals.

Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake told the club’s website: “He has impressed during his two previous loan spells and is very well thought of at Manchester United, so we couldn’t be happier to have secured his services.”

Basingstoke-born Laird, 20, has made two senior appearances for United, both coming in the 2019-20 Europa League.