MARKUS Liebherr was determined to buy Saints - after reading fans comments on the Daily Echo website.

In an exclusive interview with Adam Leitch, the man who brokered the deal has spoken about the new future Southampton FC can look forward to under Markus Liebherr.

Nicola Cortese spoke exclusively to the Daily Echo and the full interview is only available in today's edition.

He was the man who first introduced Liebherr to the idea of buying the club and saw the deal through to completion.

He tells of how the new owner would log on to dailyecho.co.uk everyday to see what fans were saying, how the deal first came about and what the new owner's next steps are.

Make sure you don't miss the full exclusive interview in today's Daily Echo

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