Transfer news - Armando Broja: Southampton sign Chelsea striker on a season-long loan deal
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ByEurosport
Updated 10/08/2021 at 09:06 GMT
Southampton have made their fifth signing of the summer transfer window by bringing in Armando Broja on a season-long loan from Chelsea. The Albania international, who has six caps for his country, is highly regarded at Chelsea and Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl says the forward "brings a lot of qualities that can help us".
Armando Broja
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Southampton have signed striker Armando Broja from Chelsea on a season-long loan deal.
The 19-year-old moves to St Mary’s after a fruitful loan spell at Eredivisie side Vitesse, where he scored 11 goals in 34 appearances.
Earlier this summer Broja signed a five-year contract at Chelsea and scored for Thomas Tuchel's side against Peterborough United and Bournemouth in pre-season.
In the 2019/20 campaign, Broja scored 20 goals for Chelsea’s academy and made one first-team appearance in a 4-0 win over Everton in March.
Broja, who follows former Chelsea teammate Tino Livramento to the Premier League club this summer, told Southampton's official website: “I feel very happy, I was really excited to join Southampton. It’s a very good opportunity.”
“They’ve got a good history and they play in the best league in the world, so it’s amazing for a young player to experience it, be in and around a Premier League team, and learn and develop from the older players, the staff and everyone here.
It’s a very good opportunity.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl said: “Armando is a very talented player who we were impressed by last season.
“He is young, but he comes now with a full season of experience in senior football with a good team, and he brings a lot of qualities that can help us.
“He is a strong, quick player with a good instinct and this makes him a good fit for the way we like to play.
“I know how highly regarded he is by Chelsea, and I think this will be a good place for him to continue his own development as well.”
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