Saints sign Hoedt from Lazio

Southampton have completed the signing of Wesley Hoedt from Lazio for a fee believed to be in the region of £15million.

Centre-back Hoedt arrives as additional cover for his fellow Netherlands international Virgil van Dijk, who remains absent from the Saints' first-team picture after stating his desire to leave.

Hoedt has agreed a five-year deal at St Mary's Stadium, and becomes the club's third arrival of the transfer window following the captures of Jan Bednarek and Mario Lemina.

The 23-year-old moved from AZ to Lazio in 2015 before establishing himself in the Italian capital and making his international debut earlier this year against Bulgaria.

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