Mohammed Salisu will wear jersey the number 22 at his at Southampton, the club has revealed.
The Saints this month completed the signing of 21-year-old centre-back Mohammed Salisu on a four-year deal from Real Valladolid.
The Ghanaian defender joined Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side in a deal reported to be £10.9million.
Southampton have released squad numbers for the men’s first-team ahead of the 2020/21 season with Ghanaian international Mohammed Salisu choosing the number 22 shirt.
The full list of squad numbers for 2020/21 is as follows:
1. Alex McCarthy
2. Kyle Walker-Peters
3. Ryan Bertrand
4. Jannik Vestergaard
5. Jack Stephens
6. Oriol Romeu
7. Shane Long
8. James Ward-Prowse
9. Danny Ings
10. Ché Adams
11. Nathan Redmond
12. Moussa Djenepo
14. Michael Obafemi
17. Stuart Armstrong
18. Yan Valery
19. Sofiane Boufal
20. Will Smallbone
22. Mohammed Salisu
28. Angus Gunn
29. Jake Vokins
35. Jan Bednarek
41. Harry Lewis
44. Fraser Forster
Meanwhile, Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl lauded the qualities of the Ghanaian defender adding that he fits the club’s profile.
“This is an important signing for us. Mohammed is a player who fits our profile well. He is young and has a great amount of potential, but he is also someone who has the qualities to come in and help the team as soon as he is up to speed with our way of playing.
“I like what I have seen of him so far in his games with Valladolid. He is strong defensively, he is calm with the ball – something that is important in our team – and he has good speed too.
“I think he will fit in well with us and that this will be a good place for him to develop his game further. We have some good centre-backs here and this will be another strong option for us.”
