Modern football is such that many clubs have affiliations to clubs in other countries and of course Southampton owners Sport Republic are pursuing this route, now comes news of a signing who won't be spending much time in England.
The Daily Echo have announced the signing of Kuryu Matsuki from Tokyo FC, but he won't be staying very long as he has immediately been loaned out to our sister club in Turkey, Goztepe for the season and is expected to be joined there later in the season by our two Brazilians Wellington & Juan when they arrive in January.
Matsuki whose name in his own country is 松木 玖生, is a 21 year old ball winning midfielder with a valuation of £1.5 million although at the moment it is unclear just how much Saints have paid for the privilege.
松木 玖生 becomes the third player from Japan to join the club this summer, following 菅原 由勢 & 高岡 伶颯 , ok I'll stop it now Yukinari Sugawara & Rento Takaoka, who have arrived in the last few weeks.
Sugawara looks set to be a key player in the first team for the coming season with 17 year old Takaoka more involved with the academy sides,
Matsuki seems to be somewhere in between, he has experience but not at a high enough level to be ready for the Premier League, therefore he will be monitored at Goztepe in a move that will suit all parties.