Saints have confirmed that Luke Shaw has signed a new five-year contract with the club.
The news was announced this evening, on the left-back's 18th birthday.
The deal had effectively been agreed back in January, when Shaw publicly pledged his long-term future to the club.
However, the defender had to wait until he turned 18, which is the first age that players are allowed to sign a contract of that length.
"I'm very pleased to have finally signed it," Shaw told Saints' official website. "I committed myself back in January, and I'm glad everything has been sorted out.
"I've been getting a lot of questions about my future, but all of the Saints fans will have known that I committed my future in January.
"I've been here since I was eight and I've loved every single moment of it. I want to stay at this club, and signing this contract means I'm here for another five years."
Shaw made his debut for Saints in a 1-1 FA Cup draw away to Millwall in January 2012.
However, it was last season that he really shot to prominence, making his Premier League debut in November's 2-0 defeat at West Brom, before quickly establishing himself as the club's first-choice left-back.
In total, he made 25 league appearances during the season, finishing the campaign as one of Saints' top performers. His displays also earned him a series of call-ups to the England Under-21 squad.
Shaw has long been linked with a move away from St Mary's, even well before he broke into the first-team. He has been watched closely by the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, but will be playing his football at Saints for the foreseeable future.
The club's manager, Mauricio Pochettino, added: "This news merely confirms what we have known for some time – that Luke sees Southampton as the best place for him to develop.
"We hope that Luke's new contract will bring to an end any remaining speculation about his future, and that he can now focus fully on what promises to be an exciting season."
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