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Southampton complete £10m capture of Armel Bella-Kotchap from VfL Bochum as Germany U21 defender becomes Ralph Hasenhuttl's third signing of the summer

Southampton have completed the signing of highly-rated Germany Under 21s defender Armel Bella-Kotchap.

VfL Bochum centre-back Bella-Kotchap has become Southampton’s third summer signing a four-year contract and joining for a fee in the region of £10million.

The Paris-born 20-year-old will follow goalkeepers Gavin Bazunu and Mateusz Lis to St Mary’s as new arrivals this summer

Welcome to #SaintsFC, Armel Bella-Kotchap! ud83dude07 pic.twitter.com/ZMTfLuN9Yt

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Southampton have completed the u00a310million signing of Armel Bella-Kotchap (right)

And their additions ensure manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has addressed some of his key transfer priorities for this window ahead of the start of pre-season, with the first of his players returning next week for testing.