Legend Secures Official Return To Southampton - “No Finer Saint” “About Time Too”

Southampton have confirmed that club legend Matt Le Tissier has now officially been appointed as one of our club ambassadors.

Having been voted by fans as our greatest ever player a few years back, MLT is well treasured at Southampton following his lengthy playing career with us and although these days he’s probably best known for his work on Sky Sports of a match day, he’s rarely far from St Mary’s Stadium when the opportunity arises and the fact he wasn’t made an official ambassador prior to this has always looked like an oversight in the eyes of many.

#SaintsFC chairman Ralph Krueger on @MattLeTiss7 taking up the role of official Club Ambassador: pic.twitter.com/9HkI0kUspr

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) January 7, 2019

Having Championed Southampton at most opportunities already, his new role will see him take a more active part in our community work and as you can imagine, the news has gone over very well with fans who took to social media.

@mattletiss7 has been performing this role for free for years and doing a damn fine job so makes absolute sense he gets recompensed for it. No finer saint @southamptonFC.

— Jacqui Campbell (@saintjac) January 7, 2019

Is he not an ambassador for Southampton already? It’s a bit like formally announcing the sun will rise every morning!

— Malcolm Brackley (@malcolmbrackley) January 7, 2019

Congrats Matt so deserved as a player and true fan you had stayed true the club through the bad times and we have had plenty looking to future and the good times rolling back !

— Chris ODonnell (@ChrisOD301267) January 7, 2019

think you've been doing a great unofficial job until now anyway. Congrats Matt! ????????

— Graham ???? (@redsaintuk) January 7, 2019

He was already being a club ambassador, now you have you pay him! Great news but please bring Boufal and Carrillio back or sign someone new!

— Barrie Collingwood (@B_ELITE31) January 7, 2019