News about Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Russell Martin branded his Southampton players 'soft' following their 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth. The Saints found themselves 3-0 down after 39 minutes and, although they got a goal back through Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Martin's side were unable to stage a comeback. Southampton are currently in 19th place in the Premier League and have taken just one point from their six games so far this season.

Southampton will welcome Villareal's Ben Brereton Diaz to St Mary's this summer, are securing the forward's signature a reported £7million. The Chilean international has agreed personal terms with the Saints, and will join on a four-year deal. Brereton Diaz is the second signing for the south-coast club, who gained promotion back to the Premier League from the Championship via the play-offs, last season. 

Southampton have agreed an £18m deal to sign a star from West Ham pending his medical. Manager Russell Martin previously claimed he would 'cry himself to sleep' if Southampton had been unable to get the deal over the line.

The Southampton manager revealed he had wanted the deal completed 'four weeks ago' and that the process was taking its toll. Saints are back in the Premier League at the first time of asking after beating Leeds United 1-0 in the play-off final and open their campaign against Newcastle on August 17. They have already made five additions to their squad including Taylor Harwood-Bellis - making his loan from Manchester City permanent for £20million - and Adam Lallana on a free transfer.

This summer, Southampton have already signed Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who featured in their promotion campaign, for £23m from Manchester City. They have also signed Adam Lallana from Brighton, bringing him back to where he started his career; Charlie Taylor from Burnley; and Rento Takaoka on a free transfer from Japanese club Nissho Gakuen.

LEWIS STEELE AT WEMBLEY: Just 33 days ago, Russell Martin slumped in a chair in the press conference room at Leicester's King Power Stadium sporting an expression of disbelief. His team had just waved the white flag in the race for automatic promotion by being thumped 5-0. 'I did not like what I saw from my team one bit,' he said, looking like he had run out of puff after an arduous season of ups and downs. 'Body language, arms up in the air. It's inexcusable. Players need to show love for each other, I'm fed up of doing it. 'They need to feel some pain and the same pain that I'm feeling right now, and the hurt that I'm feeling. It's pathetic. This result and performance is not on. How much do we really want to win promotion? How much do we care?'

The Young Lions of England will launch their Euro 2021 campaign against the Czech Republic this evening, as they look to build a spectacular trophy triumph in Georgia. Lee Carsley's side is in a group with the Czechs, Israel, and defending champions Germany, and they will not be able to prevent another defeat at the first hurdle. The manager has a number of talented players to choose from, including in-demand Chelsea defender Levi Colwill and Newcastle's £45 million man Anthony Gordon. Taylor Harwood-Bellis, the group's captain during qualifying, Harvey Elliott and Noni Madueke will both be keen to make a difference on the international stage. JACK GAUGHAN of Mail Sport gives you the inside scoop on the squad.

IAN HERBERT AT TURF MOOR: They can't quite get out of Turf Moor's narrow streets. The Royal Dyche pub is also on sale, with the sign above depicting the man in question in breastplate and monarchical posture as he looks across the middle distance. There is still a stein of Royal Dyche lager on sale inside, with 5p from every pint going to charity. And though he's still has the words 'Sean Dyche's claret and blue army' at the bar, Maxwell Cornet scarf pinned up on the door, he's now in West Ham. Nonetheless, the Dychian creed was emblazoned on the programme's huts outside: "Legs, hearts, and minds." It was one thing to defenestrate the man, but it was another to replace him with something diametrically different. Vincent Kompany, his successor, has stifled Route One and replaced it with what he knows: a scenic, patient, and fast route to the goal.

IAN HERBERT AT TURF MOOR: For Vincent Kompany, it was somewhere between brave and foolish to stake his professional image on Burnley this summer. To help settle a £60 million loan that fell on their owners as a result of relegation from the Premier League, the club was releasing all its best players and ending up spending £40 million less than they did in the window. Kompany's win last night, which saw the team win a fourth game, was a testament to his ability to completely rebuild and introduce a dedication to passing, which, with all respect to Sean Dyche, has been missing in these parts. Manuel Benson, a Dutch Chelsea loanee, and Ian Maatsen joined Royal Antwerp for £3.6 million to join Burnley's new Belgian enclave, showing that the new boss's ability to find class on no budget. Route one has departed, and it has been followed by a more direct, often over-elaborate route, with wingers wrangling the flanks and passing sequences, which on this occasion were of the highest order.