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Southampton sign Croatian forward Orsic

6 Jan 2023
Mislav Orsic, Southampton

World Cup star looking to keep Saints up as he joins from Dinamo Zagreb on a two-and-a-half-year deal

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January 2023 Transfers & News

Southampton have announced the signing of forward Mislav Orsic. 

The 30-year-old Croatia international joins from Dinamo Zagreb on a two-and-a-half-year deal and is Southampton's first signing of the January transfer window.

See: January 2023 transfers

A champion with Dinamo over the past four seasons, Orsic made 216 appearances for the club, scoring 91 goals, with five goals coming in 2022/23.

“He’s a serious attacking threat and I’m sure anyone who has followed his progress or saw what he achieved at the World Cup will realise the talent he has," Southampton manager Nathan Jones told the club's official website. "We’re excited to have him here.”

Southampton are bottom of the league, with Jones looking for his first win at St Mary's after taking over before the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Orsic starred in Qatar, scoring the goal that helped Croatia to third place, and he is keen to have a similar impact on the south coast and lift Southampton up the table. 

The bottom six

Position Pos Club Played Pl GD Points Pts
15 Bournemouth BOU 38 -34 39
16 Nott'm Forest NFO 38 -30 38
17 Everton EVE 38 -23 36
18 Leicester LEI 38 -17 34
19 Leeds LEE 38 -30 31
20 Southampton SOU 38 -37 25

“When I come here to the camp, it’s amazing, and I’m sure I will really enjoy my time here," he said. "Now it’s a little bit of a difficult situation for the club, but I think we need to stay together.

"We have only one plan – everybody to stay in the Premier League. We need to work hard every day and I hope that at the end of the year we will be happy.” 

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Orsic could make his Premier League debut when Southampton travel to relegation rivals Everton on 14 January.  

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