HARRISON Reed admitted he was delighted to commit his future to Fulham after ending his long association with Saints.

The 25-year-old spent last season on loan at the Cottagers, helping them clinch promotion to the Premier League.

And he has now made that move permanent, in a deal reportedly worth £8million.

Reed came through the youth setup at St Mary’s and made his professional debut for the club back in 2013.

He went on to make 30 senior appearances in all competitions for Saints, with 17 of them coming in the Premier League.

But having played 28 times for Scott Parker’s side in total last season, Worthing-born Reed said he was “over the moon” to be joining Fulham on a permanent basis.

He told FFCtv: “I’m absolutely buzzing to finally get it done and to be here as a permanent player, I’m absolutely over the moon.

“It’s going to be an exciting season. It’s a big challenge this year, but I can’t wait to get going, to get back training, and I’m really looking forward to the challenge. I’m absolutely delighted to be here and commit my future to the club.”

Fulham vice chairman Tony Khan said: “Harrison Reed played a massive role in our promotion to the Premier League and I’m thrilled to announce that he’s now signed for Fulham as a permanent member of our club.

“I first pursued Harrison over a year ago because our scouting team and our head coach Scott Parker and our statistical research team had all highly rated his abilities in our recruitment meetings.

“When Harrison first joined us on loan last August, we’d secured an option in the agreement for a permanent transfer. Now I’m so glad we came to that agreement and so glad that now Harrison is in our Premier League squad.”

Reed could feature for Fulham when Saints make the trip to Craven Cottage on Boxing Day.