Southampton new boy Ryan Bertrand has stated he is eagerly anticipating some dressing room camaraderie when he tracks down his team-mates.
Bertrand arrived on loan from Chelsea on Thursday and has been stalking the corridors at St Mary’s since, but is yet to actually meet any of his new colleagues.
“It’s been a nice gentle introduction to playing for Southampton,” Bertrand told FourFourTwo.
“It’s good to have a poke around the place without the distraction of bumping into other top-level footballers. And I’ve got so much space to put my stuff, pretty much all the lockers are empty.”
“It’s always a nervy time joining a new club, but the gaffer was very encouraging and put my mind at rest,” Bertrand explained.
“He kept saying that I was Southampton Football Club, which I thought was a lovely sentiment.
“It was a bit odd when he started drawing formations for one man on the board, though. Then he asked if I had any mates who liked football.”
