Championship - Southampton sign £6m Rodriguez

Sun, 10 Jun 17:49:00 2012

Southampton have begun preparations for life back in the Premier League by breaking their transfer record to sign Burnley's Jay Rodriguez.

FOOTBALL Jay Rodriguez of Burnley - 0

The 22-year-old has long been linked with a move to the south coast and Saints reportedly failed with bids last summer and in January.

However, Nigel Adkins now has his man as Rodriguez has signed a four-year deal at St Mary's after leaving the Clarets for an undisclosed fee.

Press Association Sport understands the deal to be worth £6million, which breaks Southampton's longstanding transfer record, set when they signed Derby's Rory Delap for £4million in 2001.

"I'm really relieved that we've got it sorted now, and it's done," Rodriguez told his new club's official website. "I really can't wait for the start of the season, and the start of pre-season.

"This is a great club, a massive club, and they're where they belong. It's a squad I want to be a part of and it's really exciting.

"As an outsider, you look at the club from where it started, and the drive they have to move up the leagues in quick succession is amazing. The sky is the limit. You see how good the players are at the club.

"They want to push on even higher and carry on the way they're going."

PA Sport

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  1. Ref comment by Dirkle *19. Its called career­ progression mate. He's a young lad with huge­ potentialand ambition who wants to play in the top­ flight.Would you honestly deny that to anyone? Sure he­ wants to earn more money but who doesnt? If Burnley­ showed the potential to play in top flight and offer­ him what he's worth,I'm sure he'd have­ stayed with you? We had to sold Chamberlain­ reluctantly. We werent going to fold if without the­ money but when a player wants to leave, the outcome is­ inevitable.

    From Dave, on Thu 14 Jun 10:27

  2. Jay, You were all ready at a great club lets be honest­ you did this for financial benefit. Burnley seem now to­ have accepted that they will always be in the lower­ flight of football, no money and a sensible refusal to­ get in the rat race that has been so disastrous­ financially for most clubs such as Blackburn and­ Bolton. I can remeber in the 60s when they sold Jimmy­ Mcillroy the number of fans who refused ever to watch­ Burnley again. JayRod is no Jiommy Mcillroy or Ray­ Pointer he his just indicitive of the financial madness­ that is destroying English football. Well done Burnley­ as a lifelong supporter I have accepted the fact you­ will never return to the top league because the idiot­ element in football are more than prepared to sell­ their collective souls financially for what they hope­ is a quick fix.

    From Dirkle, on Thu 14 Jun 10:04

  3. Hmmm not a massively exciting purchase it has to be­ said but Nige knows his onions. Look what he's done­ with Le Lambert. I would pefer some midfield and­ defensive purchases though.

    From Alaska, on Thu 14 Jun 5:00

  4. well dennis take it you don't get out much the­ creditors were paid when we were taken over by the late­ markus liebherr so were not spending money we don't­ have

    From SI, on Tue 12 Jun 19:49

  5. Here We Go Again, Remember not too long ago when having­ no money to pay their debts [they had ten points­ deducte] endeded up in the third teir of English­ Football? Well they are back in the top flight now­ where money talks and you can spend what you don't­ have, what happened to the creditors they owed money­ to??????????

    From DENNIS, on Mon 11 Jun 21:28

  6. Welcome St Rod to the South Coast ..

    From Jason, on Mon 11 Jun 17:05

  7. But what a Manger eh? Here at Scunthorpe United he­ honed his skills, and we are still missing him.

    From Maldwyn, on Mon 11 Jun 12:07

  8. GOOD LUCK JAY,YOU WILL BE MISSED

    From michael, on Mon 11 Jun 10:44

  9. lot of mouth coming from un educated people, saints­ have climbed the leagues honestly and played football­ the right way, if ya cant say anything constructive­ dont bother

    From graham, on Mon 11 Jun 9:43
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    Just the man to lead their glorious charge back into­ the Championship.

    From Lawrence, on Mon 11 Jun 9:10

  11. Midtable and beating Man u home and away would be good.­ just hope they dont sign joey barton or some other lout­ who could break up a good team.

    From Chris from Crete, on Sun 10 Jun 22:00

  12. Who?

    From Emil, on Sun 10 Jun 21:54

  13. They have arsenal to thank. They got 15 million for the­ ox last season

    From WALTER, on Sun 10 Jun 21:38

  14. Any chance of making your sentences understandable?

    From roger, on Sun 10 Jun 21:09
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    why has jay rodriguez cos in 12 mth time he will be­ back playing again burnley and he not worth that amount­ of money well done burnley the puff has gone for money­ and to find a man in southampton

    From robert, on Sun 10 Jun 20:42

  16. are southampton not now in the premier league!!

    From Brian Mckenna, on Sun 10 Jun 18:56
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    massive club thick as well as overpriced lmao.

    From DAVID, on Sun 10 Jun 18:31
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