Gavin Bazunu

TAKING on the burden of a price tag of €13million and the demands of becoming a first-choice goalkeeper at Premier League level could crush a player yet to ...

He’s been up to games and spoke to a lot of the teams. He’s a great kid and really does think about the game." From day one in pre-season it’s important that he goes and competes with the other keeper and tries to get in the first-team. "That's a massive part of having an academy, you try and get the best young players into your team and he was brilliant, great around the group. It's great to see him, he's in the league that he deserves to be in, signing for Southampton." He’s really focused on trying to be the best keeper that he can be.

Former Poland youth international Mateusz Lis has signed a five-year deal with Southampton, becoming the club's second signing of the summer to strengthen ...

After five years in Poznan, Lis made 69 appearances in the top flight for Wisla Krakow, where he spent three seasons prior to his move to Turkey in 2021. He said: "Mateusz [Lis] is a player who has a lot of the right attributes we look for in a goalkeeper, and still with his best years ahead of him. "Of course, it was a priority for us to strengthen this department in the summer, and Mateusz is an important addition who we hope will be able to help us in the future."

Gavin Bazunu has acknowledged the major role Pompey played in his big-money switch to the Premier League.

‘The Premier League is the pinnacle, everybody wants to be here and like you said it doesn’t matter if I’m here but not playing as long as I’m here. But the opportunity to compete for a No1 spot in the Premier League proved irresistible after two loans season in League One. ‘They gave me a platform to go and play and without being there I wouldn’t have the opportunity to come here.

Portsmouth had the reliable figure of Gavin Bazunu in goal last season, with the 20-year-old managing 44 appearances in League One and impressing on the ...

It’s thought ( BBC Sport) that the Saints have paid £12m for the service of Bazunu. — Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) June 17, 2022 — Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) June 17, 2022

The 20-year-old Ireland goalkeeper leaves City for Saints in a deal reportedly costing an initial £12m. However, if all goes according to plan, the deal can ...

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Gavin Bazunu wants to take his game to the next level and hopes to become Southampton's No 1 after sealing his move from Manchester City.

Coming from Manchester City, we know he has learned from some of the very best coaches and teammates. Just to be given that opportunity to fight for my place is the biggest thing that I could’ve asked for.” And he says the opportunity to play first-team football was behind his decision to leave. I’m just excited to see what’s ahead,” Bazunu said. “I’m delighted to be here. Bazunu, 20, joined City as a 16-year-old back in 2018, paying Shamrock Rovers just £420,000.

The young goalkeeper swapped Manchester City for Southampton on a five-year deal this week for a fee that is reported to have cost £12million, although that ...

"[An] amazing club in terms of all the people that they have got there and how welcoming they are there. "To leave Manchester City was a big decision considering the size of the club and obviously where they are. Bazunu said he learned so much during his time with the club following his move from Shamrock Rovers in September 2018.

Bazunu made 32 appearances for Rochdale in the 2020/21 campaign under Man City's current academy head coach Brian Barry-Murphy. He stepped up his game last ...

That may have played into the decision to sell him outright. The biggest thing is opportunity - the fact that I can come here and have a chance to play regular football,” Bazunu said after putting pen to paper. The fee is reported to be £12m and could rise to £15m.

Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu. Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO. THE WEEK WHICH ended with Gavin Bazunu being unveiled as Southampton's new €13.5 million ...

“Credit must go to the gaffer as well because no one knows how they’re going to react at that age. He has a really good mentality. You don’t pay that sort of money and think he’s… I don’t know what the manager has spoken about with him, I’m sure he’s ready to go there and play and compete. “He seems ready all the time. We’ve seen him at international level and he’s very, very comfortable,” McPhail continued. “No one has seen him at Premier League level. “That’s the key,” McPhail insists. Just a kid who really, really wants to know and be involved. He’s a great kid and really does think about the game,” McPhail explains. “His aim is to play. He wants to be inquisitive. Right before they shared a hug.