Saints supporters will be delighted to hear the news that Ryan Fraser is set to join the club on a permanent basis, after the club have agreed a deal with his current club Newcastle United.

Several news outlets including the72.co.uk are reporting that Southampton & Newcastle United have agreed the terms of a permanent transfer and that the player himself has also happy with the terms being offered to him by Saints.

Fraser was a key member of the promotion battle for Saints last season and started 15 games plus another 27 off the bench in both the regular League season and the 3 play off games.

He added experience to the side having played in the Premier League both for Bournemouth and Newcastle and he was a fan favourite and scored 6 goals along the way.

Now it seems that with all the terms agreed he will join Southampton officially at the start of July, good news for Saints supporters with Taylor Harwood-Bellis set to also join, that leaves just Flynn Downes to complete the trio.

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underweststand added 12:15 - Jun 12 This has to be a win-win situations for both clubs. Two years left on his contract at Newcastle and he's not even on conversation terms with the manager. Many of his appearances last season were nothing short of brilliant, both in goal-scoring and assists. He is popular in the dressing room, and that can't be a bad thing. 30 isn't old for a good player, and the likes of Steven Davis and Shane Long could still put on a turn when they were past 34. He won't get a 5 year contract, but could go a way to help stabilizing the team now that we are back in the Prem. IN SHORT - A GREAT DEAL.

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