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Sky Bet Championship: Southampton FC have confirmed the signing of forward Cameron Archer from Aston Villa on a four-year deal, the Premier League club announced on Friday. The talented young forward, 22, arrives at St Mary’s to boost Russell Martin’s attacking options at the dawn of the 2024/25 Premier League campaign.

A graduate of the Villa Academy, Archer scored a hat-trick on his first senior start in a 2021 EFL Cup tie, before enjoying successful loan spells in the Sky Bet Championship with Preston North End and Middlesbrough.

After helping England win the European Under-21 Championship alongside captain Taylor Harwood-Bellis last summer, Archer departed Villa Park for Sheffield United, tasting regular football in the Premier League for the first time.