Southampton manager Claude Puel does not expect to have record-signing Sofiane Boufal available for at least another month as the attacking midfielder builds up his fitness.
The Saints broke their existing club-record fee of almost £16million, which they paid for Dani Osvaldo in 2013, when they brought in Boufal from Lille ahead of this summer's transfer deadline.
However, Southampton fans will have to wait for the chance to see the 22-year-old in action as Puel confirmed the Morocco international is not yet fit.
Puel said: 'Boufal has a little injury for the moment.