SOUTHAMPTON have signed 20-year-old ace Carlos Alcaraz from Racing Club, according to the Argentine side.
A tweet from Racing read: “Carlos Alcaraz was transferred to Southampton, of the English Premier League, for 13,650,000 euros plus a 15% capital gain in the event of a future sale.
“Good luck, dear Charly, in this new stage!”
And the midfielder was seen arriving at Heathrow Airport to complete the deal.
Alcaraz was a star performer in a season that saw Racing narrowly miss out on the title to Boca Juniors.
But he got his revenge on Boca by scoring a last minute winner in extra time to secure the Champions Trophy for his club.
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The drama didn’t end there however, as Alcaraz riled up the Boca fans with his celebration, which led to an all-out brawl as he became one of ten players sent off.
Southampton are in desperate need of reinforcements as they sit at the foot of the table, three points off survival and with an inferior goal difference to 17th placed West Ham.
After a poor run of form, Ralph Hasenhuttl was sacked in November as the club turned to Luton boss Nathan Jones.
However, there have been no signs of improvement under Jones, with the Saints losing all four Premier League games since Hasenhuttl’s sacking.
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And anti-Jones songs rang out around the away end at Selhurst Park even as Southampton beat Crystal Palace in the FA Cup third round.
Southampton face Man City at home in the EFL Cup tomorrow before a crucial trip to fellow strugglers Everton on Saturday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
