Southampton hand five-year deal to Matt Targett

Matt Targett: Five-year contract with Southampton

Matt Targett, the latest left-back off Southampton's production line, has signed a new five-year deal with his boyhood club.

In recent years Saints have produced Gareth Bale, Wayne Bridge and Luke Shaw, before they departed in big-money moves.

On-loan Chelsea star Ryan Bertrand is currently boss Ronald Koeman's first-choice left-back at St Mary's, but Targett is determined to put pressure on him for a starting place.

The 19-year-old, who made his debut coming in August's Capital One Cup defeat of Millwall, told the club's official YouTube channel: "Being a Southampton supporter, it means a lot more to be staying at the club because it's where I want to spend my career."

"I want to get into the first team and to keep progressing by playing week-in week-out. Ryan Bertrand is doing a great job this season and has made that left-back spot his own, so I just need to keep working hard in training to keep pushing him."