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Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has confirmed that Belgium international defender Toby Alderweireld is on his way to Southampton from Atletico Madrid, and that he hopes to sign a new striker before the transfer window deadline.

“I am still looking to bring in two more players, an attacker and a defender,” Koeman told Dutch website Helden Online.

“Toby Alderweireld will undergo a medical today. Hopefully we can also add another attacker. I can’t say who we are working on.”

The Dutch manager also confirmed that he is not going after Ajax goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer.

He added: “We didn’t think about Kenneth Vermeer. We have bought Fraser Forster, who is 26 years old and a fantastic goalkeeper, who is part of the England squad.”

Koeman then went on to discuss new signing Graziano Pelle, who scored his first Premiership goal in Saturday’s 3-1 at West Ham.

“Pelle still has to adapt,” said Koeman. “In the Netherlands, he won 80 per cent of the battles, even if at times he was too late. Here, he will win 50 per cent at most.

“Graziano has to become sharper, but we will give him time. If he scores 10 to 15 goals, he has done well. For us, he has been important already.”

 

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