BBC · Aug 29, 2016

Southampton make Boufal £16m record signing

Sofiane Boufal made his international debut for Morocco against Cape Verde in March. He has two caps.Southampton have broken their transfer record to sign Moroccan attacking midfielder Sofiane Boufal from French side Lille for £16m.

Boufal, 22, scored 11 goals last season to help Lille finish fifth in Ligue 1 and qualify for the Europa League.

Southampton's previous transfer record was the £15m they paid Roma for forward Dani Osvaldo in 2013.

"I can see that this club is the best place for me to continue my progression as a footballer," Boufal said.

Les Reed, the club's executive director of football, said: "We are extremely confident he will successfully adapt to life in the Premier League.

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