SAINTS and Trabzonspor have at last agreed a deal for the permanent transfer of striker Paul Onuachu, with official announcement to follow.
Confirmation of the 31 year old's permanent move to the Turkish side could follow within the next 24 hours after a breakthrough was found.
Reports a week ago claimed the clubs had agreed a fee but the Daily Echo reported that discussions were ongoing over the proposed payments.
Saints have now agreed a deal worth €7million (£6m), with Onuachu following in the footsteps of Mislav Orsic, who made the switch in 2023.
The Nigerian has been pursued by Trabzonspor for 12 months since he scored 17 goals in 23 matches on loan there in the 2023/24 season.
Saints have also agreed a deal to sell winter 2023 arrival Kamaldeen Sulemana to Ivan Juric's Atalanta this evening.
Paul Onuachu scored four Premier League goals last season (Image: PA)
Saints rejected Trabzonspor bids worth £5m last summer but the six-foot seven-inch striker is set to enter the final year of his contract at St Mary's.
Onuachu remains a popular member of staff at Saints, but there was an understanding that he was keen to make a permanent move away.
Trabzonspor were late on payments to Saints for Onuachu's loan spell during the 2023/24 season, causing frustration for those close to the deal.
Onuachu signed for Saints in a move worth around £15million in January 2023 but only became as a regular starter under manager Ivan Juric.
He has scored 83 goals in league competition since the start of the 2020/21 season, and was Southampton's 2024/25 top scorer with four league goals.
But he battled a persistent ankle injury last campaign and his bosses had admitted he struggles to play week-in week-out at his top level.
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