Saints complete striker deal

Southampton have signed Tottenham's highly-rated young Czech striker Tomas Pekhart on a season-long loan deal.

The 19-year-old has yet to make a first-team start for Spurs and Jan Poortvliet has moved quickly to land the player after beating off competition from Plymouth for his signature.

"I am happy about this move to Southampton. They wanted me and will certainly give me chance to play and I hope I can get some real attention there," Pekhart told CTK.

"They have big ambition and that is what lures me and every game their matches are attended by 30,000 fans.

"Now it will be better for me to gain experience at the senior level. The Championship is a very demanding league and it will be a big lesson during which I can improve a lot."