Bertrand moves to Southampton on loan

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Ryan Bertrand has joined Southampton on a season-long loan deal.

The 24-year-old England international left-back has struggled to break into the Chelsea first team under Jose Mourinho and joined Aston Villa on loan last season, playing 16 games.

Bertrand, who started in the Champions League final victory against Bayern Munich in 2012, has made a total of 57 appearances for the Blues since making his debut at the end of the 2011 season.

But he was third choice at Chelsea last term, falling behind Cesar Azpilicueta and Ashley Cole in the pecking order.

He will replace Luke Shaw at full-back for the Saints, the 19-year-old one-time Chelsea target having joined Manchester United this summer.

Bertrand has also had loan spells at Bournemouth, Reading, Norwich, Nottingham Forest and Oldham.

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