The 25-year-old Nigerian international is entering the final 12 months of the Ibrox contract he agreed when he joined.
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The 19-year-old was a standout performer for Saints’ B team last season, earning a nomination for the Premier League 2 Player of the Year award.
The 34-year-old arrives in North London after departing the Saints following the expiry of his contract and has signed a two-year deal with Antonio Conte’s side.
Joel Matip’s crucial second-half winner moved the Reds a single point behind leaders Manchester City to set up a tantalising finale on Sunday.
A recent report from Football Insider has offered an update on the future of the explosive Nigerian Bright Osayi-Samuel.
The Palace midfielder struck from 15 yards shortly after the hour-mark, seemingly handing his side a well-earned point before Wilfried Zaha secured two more with a dying-seconds winner.
Thomas Tuchel’s side fell to a 3-1 defeat in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final to Real Madrid in midweek, while the Saints most recently drew 1-1 with Leeds United.
The Saints won the FA Cup back in 1976, while Man City have lifted the trophy on six previous occasions, the last of which was in 2019, when they overcame Watford in the final.
While two losses in succession have left the Saints in 10th position in the standings, the Hornets are down in 19th place after also enduring two setbacks in a row.
An entertaining contest could be on the cards at Villa Park, with the Saints hoping to follow up last season’s 4-3 triumph in the West Midlands with another three points.
Everton are currently 16th in the table, boasting 22 points from 22 matches, while an improving Southampton are 10th, having picked up 29 points from their 24 league fixtures this term.
During the summer transfer window, the 20-year-old Faustino Anjorin was allowed to join Lokomotiv Moscow on loan.
The Saints, meanwhile, who played out a goalless draw at the Etihad Stadium earlier this season, could move into the top 10 if they were to secure all three points on home soil.
Wolves are currently eighth in the table, boasting 28 points from their 19 league matches this season, while Southampton occupy 11th spot, four points behind their opponents this weekend.
The English native is qualified to play for the Super Eagles through his Nigerian father and has so indicated
Elsewhere on a truncated day of action due to coronavirus postponements, Crystal Palace cruised past bottom side Norwich 3-0, while Liverpool prepared to take on Leicester in the pick of the day’s matches.
Meanwhile, the Saints are without success in their last six top-flight fixtures, leaving the visitors down in 15th position ahead of the trip to the London Stadium.
The Daily Record claimed the St Mary’s side sent a representative to watch the 25-year-old during the Ibrox outfit’s 1-0 victory over Dundee United on Saturday.
The match becomes the latest to be postponed due to sparked rise of Covid-19.
Southampton had the better of the opening exchanges on a rainy afternoon but it was Arsenal who took the lead in the 21st minute, breaking through the visitors’ high press before Bukayo Saka squared to Alexandre Lacazette, who fired home.