As disclosed earlier today on this website, talks between Saints and Ryan Bertrand have reached a conclusion with no agreement being reached and subsequently the defender will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Saints have announced that Ryan Bertrand will leave the club at the end of the season, as detailed in an article on this site earlier today Bertrand has been a good servant to Saints and will have n shortage of offers with seemingly Arsenal and Manchester City both said to be interested.
For this morning's article click on the link below.
https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/southampton/news/55035/ryan-bertrand-turn
Saints club statement read as follows:
Southampton Football Club can today confirm that Ryan Bertrand will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Bertrand initially joined Saints on loan from Chelsea in 2014, before making his move permanent at the start of 2015. He has gone on to make 240 appearances for the club, scoring eight times, and was a key part of the team during one of the most successful periods in the club’s history.
Whilst that time will always be fondly remembered, the club and Ryan have agreed that now is the time to respectfully part ways and move forward on different paths.
Everyone associated with Southampton would like to thank Ryan for his contribution to the history of the club, and for all the memories he has helped create for our fans. He will forever be welcome at St Mary’s and Staplewood and will always be a Saint.