Juan Miguel Jiménez López, known as Juanmi, has penned a four-year contract at Southampton and will link up with his new teammates when they begin pre-season training on Monday 29th June.
When speaking to the official Southampton website, the forward spoke of playing in the Premier League being a "dream" from a very early age, drawing parallels between the English style of play and his own.
Juanmi is a Spanish international
Juanmi made his senior debut for Spain back in March after helping secure two European Championships at U19 level. He is also the youngest ever player to score for La Liga side Malaga.
Also speaking to the Saints website, Executive Director of Football Les Reed described his club's new signing as "young, exciting and attacking" in style, while noting that he fits into the club's "strategic plan" perfectly.
He continued to speak highly of the 22-year-old as he commented: “To have attracted a player of his potential at this early stage of the summer is testament to our determination to build upon the achievements of the 2014/15 season and to continue to implement our long-term plan for the future."
Southampton boast an impressive strike-force
After scoring 8 goals in La Liga he has finally secured the dream move to the Premier League he has been dreaming of. Southampton's current attacking line-up consists of Graziano Pelle and Shane Long, soon to be joined by Juanmi and the returning Jay Rodriguez, arguably one of the most impressive attacking line-ups in the Premier League on their day.
Juanmi failed to get going with Malaga and endured a frustrating loan spell with Racing Santander before finally finding his goalscoring touch in the 2014/15 season.
He will now return to his home country of Spain to join up with his teammates for international duty before his highly-anticipated debut season in the Premier League begins on the South Coast.
