Southampton have announced the signing of goalkeeper Mouez Hassen on a five-month loan deal from Nice.
Mouez, 21, will link back up with manager Claude Puel with the pair having worked together at Nice.
The France under-21 international, who made 14 Ligue 1 appearances last season, told his new club's official website: "I am really happy.
"It's a pleasure for me to come to England for the first time and I am really happy to get to know the Premier League. I am really looking forward to joining the team."
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Of Puel, Hassen said: "He's got a great relationship with his players, he always speaks to them and he communicates well with everyone. He is always very straight with people and sticks to his values and principles.
"I respect that and so, to work together again here makes me very happy and shows that he values me as much as I do him.
"I think the project that this club represents matches up perfectly with him and to have a manager like him can only be positive for the club. It's a good thing that he's here and above all it's a real pleasure.
"He gave me my first chance in Ligue 1. He handed me my debut and gave me that confidence."
