EXCLUSIVE: Gallagher handed new Southampton deal

Rob McCarthy

Southampton have handed a new long-term deal to young striker Sam Gallagher, TEAMtalk understands.

A host of Championship clubs were ready to offer Saints a deal to land the 21-year-old – who spent last season on loan at Blackburn Rovers.

But the club’s coaching staff are huge fans of Gallagher and believe he has a huge future.

Gallagher is now set to sign a bumper new deal, and is set to challenge for a place in the first-team squad next season.