Southampton signs striker Juanmi from Malaga

Southampton has signed Spain striker Juanmi on a four-year contract from Malaga (Peter Dejong/AP)

SOUTHAMPTON, England — Southampton has signed Spain striker Juanmi on a four-year contract from Malaga.

The 22-year-old scored eight times in the Spanish league for Malaga in 2014-15 and made his Spain debut against the Netherlands in March, his only international appearance so far.

Juanmi says "it has always been a dream for me to play in the Premier League" and that "now I just want to start playing and to start scoring goals."

Southampton gave no details of the transfer fee.

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