{"id":21346,"date":"2022-06-17T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/17\/southampton-confirm-2nd-signing-of-the-day\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T15:00:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T19:00:34","slug":"southampton-confirm-2nd-signing-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/17\/southampton-confirm-2nd-signing-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Southampton confirm 2nd signing of the day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Premier League outfit Southampton have, on Friday, confirmed the club\u2019s 2nd signing in the space of just a couple of hours.<\/p>\n<p>Saints supporters will of course be well aware of their side\u2019s first piece of summer transfer business being pushed over the line earlier this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>This came in the form of the arrival of the highly-anticipated Gavin Bazunu, brought in from Manchester City to provide competition for Alex McCarthy between the posts on the back of Fraser Forster\u2019s free agent move to Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<p>Republic of Ireland international Bazunu has put pen to paper on terms at St. Mary\u2019s through the summer of 2027:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaintsFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaintsFC<\/a> is delighted to announce the signing of Gavin Bazunu from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ManCity<\/a> on a five-year deal! ?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthamptonFC\/status\/1537813266604384256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Evidently, though, Ralph Hasenhuttl and the transfer team at Southampton were of the opinion that Bazunu\u2019s arrival alone was not enough to sufficiently reinforce the club\u2019s ranks between the posts ahead of next season.<\/p>\n<p>In turn, a short time ago, a 2nd goalkeeper addition to the Saints\u2019 squad was confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>As per an official announcement across the club\u2019s website and social media platforms, Mateusz Lis is the latest player to have committed his future to the Hampshire outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Lis, 25, arrives at St. Mary\u2019s as a free agent, on the back of the expiration of his contract with Turkish outfit Altay SK, with whom the Pole managed 35 Super Lig appearances last season.<\/p>\n<p>He too has penned a long-term deal, matching Bazunu in agreeing to the terms of a five-year contract.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaintsFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaintsFC<\/a> is pleased to announce the signing of goalkeeper Mateusz Lis pending work permit approval:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthamptonFC\/status\/1537842486210703365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/fridays-transfer-rumours-martinez-vieira-tielemans-nunes-lewandowski-and-more\/\">Friday\u2019s transfer rumours: Martinez, Vieira, Tielemans, Nunes, Lewandowski and more<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/phillips-on-his-way-out-leeds-confirm-3rd-signing-of-the-summer\/\">Phillips on his way out? Leeds confirm 3rd signing of the summer<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Premier League outfit Southampton have, on Friday, confirmed the club\u2019s 2nd signing in the space of just a couple of hours. Saints supporters will of course be well aware of their side\u2019s first piece of summer transfer business being pushed over the line earlier this afternoon. 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