The centre back becomes the second player after
Gaston Ramirez to snub Liverpool in favour of the
Saints
New boys: Vegard Forren shakes hands with his new boss,
Mauricio Pochettino
Vegard Forren has given Southampton fans some
cheer by signing for the club on the day they harshly sacked
manager Nigel Adkins.
The centre back was set to move to Liverpool on trial but
the south coast side acted quickly to bring him to St Mary's on a
three-and-a-half year deal.
Saints desperately needed to boost their defensive options
and this £4.2million acquisition will be viewed as a relative coup
for the club.
'When I was told of the interest from Southampton,
straight away I wanted to come and talk to the
chairman.
'We had a chat and I was very impressed — there was no
doubt that this is where I wanted to be.
'The plan the chairman has for this club is fantastic.
There is a good, young squad here and the way they play fits me
well, so I hope I can join the team and get some good
results.'
Change of plan: Molde defender Vegard Forren has
abandoned a trial at Liverpool in favour of Southampton
Fulham and Everton were also tracking the
24-year-old but new Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino will be
able to deploy him as he bids to avoid the
drop.
Forren has appeared five times for Norway and made 158
appearances for Molde between 2007 and 2012, scoring six
goals.
