Southampton has shown that Lucas Defise, David Agbontohoma and James Morris have signed their first professional contracts with the club, extending theirs on the South Coast.
Having played for the Saints at youth level, the three players inspired David Horseman enough to receive a one-year award to play for the Under-23s in the 2020/21 campaign.
Defise, a former AFC Wimbledon fellow, joined the outstanding Chelsea Saints Academy in 2018 and has played several times for the club at youth level, as he won a call-up to form Belgium at the youth level.
He’ll take a look to get started in the coming months, telling the club’s official website: “My purpose is to have a season with the under-23 and I hope to make a first-team appearance.Others have shown that it is possible, you can see that there is a transparent path, and seeing others motivates me a lot.
Former Arsenal defender Agbontohoma, who joined the club from the Gunners in 2018, has also extended his career at the club and will no doubt look to take advantage of his 10 youth appearances last season, adding an appearance in football. League Trophy.
Morris, born in Portsmouth, completes the trio of new contracts.Captain James Ward Prowse’s footsteps by making the short along the coast to play.Santos.