Southampton seal late loan deal for Liverpool forward Takumi Minamino

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Alex Young @alexwsyoung2 February 2021

Southampton sealed a late loan deal for Liverpool forward Takumi Minamino as the January transfer window shut on Monday evening.

Wide forward Minamino will spend the remainder of the season at St Mary's, replacing striker Shane Long who joined Bournemouth.

Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl told the club's website: "I am very pleased to welcome Takumi to our squad for the rest of this season.

"He will help provide another good attacking option, and is importantly the right profile of player for us."

Minamino moved to Anfield from RB Salzburg in January 2020, scored four goals in 31 appearances and won the league in his first season.

The 26-year-old scored his first Premier League goal in December as Liverpool thumped Crystal Palace 7-0 at Selhurst Park.

Hasenhuttl will be hoping Minamino helps resolve Southampton's misfiring form in front of goal, with the Saints heading to Manchester United on Tuesday evening having drawn blanks in five of their last seven Premier League matches.

But the manager said on Monday he was not worried, adding: "I see us creating a lot of chances and it is only a question of time before we score again so it doesn't worry me at the moment."

Additional reporting by Press Association.

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