SAINTS have completed the signing of Strasbourg's France Under-19 international Morgan Schneiderlin.

The 18-year-old had a medical this morning and put pen to paper on a four-year contract.

Depending on appearances, the fee for Schneiderlin could rise to as much as 1.5 million euros, which equates to just under £1.2m.

Schneiderlin was reported to have been the subject of interest from Portsmouth and other clubs in England and Europe, but opted to join head coach Jan Poortvliet at Saints.