SAINTS have confirmed that promising youngster Sam Amo-Ameyaw has signed his first professional contract with the club until 2026. 

The young attacker, who only turned 17 last week, has penned professional terms only a year after signing for the club from Tottenham Hotspur.

He enjoyed an impressive first season at Saints, which started with positive displays for the under-18s side and ended in the then-16-year-old becoming a key player for the title-winning under-21s in Premier League 2.

On signing his new deal, the youngster said: "Coming into Southampton the first thing I wanted to do was try and work my way up as quickly as possible.

"Winning the league with the B team was a massive achievement for all of us and then making my Premier League debut at 16, again a good achievement and I just want to push on now.

“The manager (Russell Martin) wants me to push on, stay in-and-around the first team if I can, get some game time. But keep pushing on and seeing what I can do.”

After scoring a brace in the final PL2 game of the season that ultimately secured their title win, Amo-Ameyaw went on to make his senior debut on the final day of the Premier League season with an exciting late cameo against Liverpool.