Manager believes the captain’s new five-year contract sends a message after a tricky close season when Saints lost key players
Southampton supporters received some welcome good news this week: the captain and heartbeat of the team, James Ward-Prowse, who joined the club at the age of eight, signed a new five-year contract despite interest from Premier League rivals.
“You can earn a lot of money anywhere but you seldom have a chance to become a legend,” says his manager, Ralph Hasenhüttl. “It is a clear message, a clear statement from him for the club. When you are at club so long you get a special position in the club and in the heart of the fans.”