ACADEMY forward Amo-Ameyaw's loan move to Strasbourg, which contains an obligation to buy, has been confirmed by Saints.

The teenager moves to France in a deal which will see Strasbourg sign him permanently for nearly €10million (around £8million) this summer.

Amo-Ameyaw joins the BlueCo-owned club - the same ownership as Chelsea - having not played a single game for Saints under Ivan Juric.

A club statement added: "We would like to wish Sam the best of luck for the future and thank him for his contribution to the club during his time here."

The England youth international's final Saints appearance came as a late substitute in a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa under former boss Russell Martin.

Amo-Ameyaw scored his only senior Saints goal in a Carabao Cup win at Cardiff City in August but was most recently playing for the under-21s.

Sam Amo-Ameyaw had scored three goals in his last four appearances for the under-21s (Image: Craig Hobbs / Southampton FC).He was withdrawn from the starting lineup just minutes before an under-21s match against Swansea City at Staplewood on Friday evening.

In an interview with the Daily Echo, the starlet revealed he had not been training with the first team regularly under Juric due to the size of the squad.

Strasbourg, managed by former Hull City boss Liam Rosenior, are currently ninth in Ligue 1 and signed Sekou Mara in the summer.

Amo-Ameyaw joined Saints in 2022 along with fellow former Spurs youngster Jayden Meghoma, who Brentford in the summer in a deal worth up to £10million.

Saints have now made a significant profit on the England youth starlets who amassed 16 senior appearances between them.