Saints confirm Boufal signing

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Southampton have confirmed the signing of Lille winger Sofiane Boufal and Sky sources understand the fee to be a club-record £16m.

The Saints agreed a fee last week for the Lille forward, which it is thought to have topped the £15m they paid for Dani Osvaldo in October 2013. Boufal passed a medical with the club on Monday.

After signing a five-year contract, the 22-year-old Moroccan international said: “I’m very happy and really excited to play in St Mary’s Stadium in front of the fans.

“Southampton showed big interest in signing …

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