{"id":576835,"date":"2021-01-01T11:43:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T16:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=576835"},"modified":"2021-01-01T11:43:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T16:43:47","slug":"armstrong-extends-southampton-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/01\/armstrong-extends-southampton-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuart Armstrong Extends Southampton Contract Until 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/southampton\/\" target=\"_self\">Southampton<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/97333cf5\/Stuart-Armstrong\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stuart Armstrong<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southamptonfc.com\/news\/2021-01-01\/announcement-stuart-armstrong-new-southampton-contract-2024\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed a three-and-a-half-year contract extension<\/a> to keep him at the club until summer 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Scotland international is the eighth Saints player to sign a new deal in recent months, joining the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/3515d404\/James-Ward-Prowse\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Ward-Prowse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/4115ce4e\/Jan-Bednarek\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jan Bednarek<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9f472354\/Shane-Long\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shane Long<\/a> in committing h to his future to the club.<\/p>\n<h2>Armstrong Extends Southampton Contract Until 2024<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Starting 2021 off right \u270d\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaintsFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SaintsFC<\/a> is delighted to announce Stuart Armstrong has signed a new contract with the club:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthamptonFC\/status\/1344991769696608256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Armstrong: Southampton a &#8216;Great Club to Be a Part of&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the club website after signing the new contract, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southamptonfc.com\/news\/2021-01-01\/announcement-stuart-armstrong-new-southampton-contract-2024\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Armstrong said<\/a>: &#8220;I&#8217;m very happy. It&#8217;s a great group, we&#8217;re doing well, it&#8217;s very positive, and to extend my time here and be part of the club going into the future is something I&#8217;m very happy about.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great club to be a part of and it&#8217;s a club that has a feel of positivity and heading in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Southampton manager Ralph Hasenh\u00fcttl also expressed his delight at securing Armstrong\u2019s services for another three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very happy with this news. Stuart is a very smart player and is someone who is important for our team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has become more comfortable and confident playing in the number ten position, and it has been pleasing to see the development he has made as a result of the work he has done with us on this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he is someone who can continue to improve and make a very positive contribution for us here in the future, so it is good for the club and for him also to sign this deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Armstrong New Southampton Contract Deserved<\/h3>\n<p>Arriving at Southampton from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=celtic\" target=\"_self\">Celtic<\/a> in 2018, Armstrong scored three goals and provided two assists in a quiet first season at St Mary\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Scot has seven goals and five assists in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=premier+league\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> since the start of 2020, establishing himself as a key member of Hasenh\u00fcttl\u2019s starting XI.<\/p>\n<p>Southampton are currently ninth in the Premier League, level on points with fifth placed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/aston-villa\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa,<\/a> and play host to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> on Monday night with Armstrong, new contract signed, set to play a part.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"ei7liwdARNNJmzXFpDWZfg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1293999077\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ei7liwdARNNJmzXFpDWZfg',sig:'ZgIrq1oOodW3NLwLaHcCmiT3WoQDJGIwm7xtgrJZ6Pk=',w:'594px',h:'369px',items:'1293999077',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southampton midfielder Stuart Armstrong has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract extension to keep him at the club until summer 2024. The Scotland international is the eighth Saints player to sign a new deal in recent months, joining the likes of James Ward-Prowse, Jan Bednarek and Shane Long in committing h to his future to the club. 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