London - Jay Rodriguez has ended speculation about his future by signing a new contract with Southampton that will keep him at the Premier League side until 2019, the south coast club said Tuesday.
A ruptured cruciate ligament has kept the 25-year-old striker on the sidelines for more than a year but several of Saints' top-flight rivals had been linked with a move for Rodriguez, whose current contract only had a year to run.
But Southampton have kept him at St Mary's and manager Ronald Koeman told Southamption's official website: "It's very good news for the club because there was some speculation about Jay and interest from other big clubs.