Southampton's record signing Gaston Ramirez is happy he chose St Mary's

Southampton's new Uruguayan star Gaston Ramirez insists the club's eagerness to sign him was the primary factor in his decision to join the club.

Settling

Ramirez says he is quickly settling into life in England. "My life in England? I don't speak the language yet, so I do have a little problem but I have team-mates who speak Spanish or Italian like Do Prado, so I am well integrated in the group." He says he has no regrets about the way in which he left former club Bologna. "I was fine in Bologna: people cuddled me and I thank them so much: I gave all my best for Rossoblu side and I carry their fans in my heart," he said. "But there are situations that you don't know. [Bologna President Albano] Guaraldi called me 'unfair', but the truth is that he lied to me twice. "He never talked to my face, he did nothing to make me stay. He didn't keep his promises."