Southampton boss Russell Martin is delighted keeping hold of Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
Promotion to the Premier League sees Saints trigger a £20m option in the Manchester City's loan deal.
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Martin said: "I don't know how much we paid for him but whatever it was, it'll be worth it for sure.
"I joked to him this before the game, I said that the biggest motivation for me was to win so he can carry on working with me and will be stuck with me.
"I genuinely mean it. One of the reasons why I was so desperate to win was to continue working with him.
"I really believe he'll go and play for his country many, many times and I hope we can help him on his journey to get there."