FOLLOWING the news breaking that James Ward-Prowse had put transfer rumours to bed and signed a new five-year contract at Saints, you and the St Maryโ€™s faithful were understandably delighted.

Fans took to social media and our Daily Echo comments section to express their opinions on the new deal โ€“ which sees the 26-year-old remain with Saints until 2026.

Hereโ€™s some examples ofย how you reacted:

A Touch of Grey said: "Well done JWP, a bit of loyalty is a rare thing these days. Lets hope you were also promised a pair of decent CB's are on the way."

sirleeolgit added: "At last some good news from St Marys, strange though a lad from Portsmouth is more loyal to us than a lad born in Southampton and a lifelong Saints fan who could have become a legend."

saintiss: "Great news, this might attract other players to come here if they realise we don't sell all our best players."

Frankie Bennett said: "Haha! Yes James you absolute legend. Confirming what we all knew. What a statement by the player and club."

Starman1 simply typed: "Thank you James."

Finally, Saint all the way said: "A bit of stability. Happy days. Well done Prowsey. We march on."

On Twitter, you said:

Villa fans tweeted their reaction too, which you can see some examples of below...