Southampton have announced the sale of 20-year-old Tino Livramento with Newcastle acquiring his signature.
Livramento spent two seasons at St. Mary’s following his move from Chelsea in 2021.
The right-back made 34 appearances for the club in his first season at the club, in which he established himself as one of the country’s most promising prospects.
He hadn’t played a first team game before his move to Southampton, but after being given an opportunity from the start of the 2021-22 season, he thrived.
At the age of 18, he was incredible as he started against Everton for his first senior appearance.
However his breakout season was cut short in April 2022 as he sustained a knee injury which had kept him sidelined for over a year, missing nearly the entire 2022-23 season.
He did return in time to feature in the club’s two final Premier League games of the spell in the top division.
However now fully recovered, he has made the £30million switch to join the Champions League playing Newcastle United.
This doesn’t come as a surprise though, given Russell Martin effectively confirmed the deal in a Sky Sports interview on Friday.
What has been said about Livramento
Upon the announcement of his move to Newcastle, Livramento gave an interview to NUFC TV.
In this he spoke of his excitement to get started at a club in such a prestigious position.
“It’s obviously a massive club and I’m just really excited to finally be here and get things going.”
He also commented on the reasons for departing Southampton and choosing Newcastle.
He mentioned the “project they have now, it’s really attractive for any footballer.”
He also pinpointed the Champions League factor as a prime reason for choosing Newcastle.
“Every kid grows up watching the Champions League and dream to one day be playing in it.”