Bournemouth
winger David Brooks has joined Southampton on loan for the rest of the season.
The two
South Coast clubs confirmed the switch on Tuesday evening, with the Wales
international following fast on the heels of Cherries team-mate Joe Rothwell in
moving to St Mary’s in the current window.
Brooks, 26,
was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021 but has since been given
the all clear and returned to action for his parent club last March.
However, he
has managed just two Premier League starts under Andoni Iraola this season and
will now join Saints as they push for an immediate return to the top flight.
Brooks said:
"I'm really happy. With the past couple of years with my situation, just
to kind of come here and try and get some game time, I'm really looking forward
to it and can't wait to get started.
"That's
why I've made the decision to come away from Bournemouth. I think the game time
was a little bit limited there at this present time.
"So I
was very eager to get to a point where I wanted to be playing regular minutes
and this opportunity came up and it was one that I couldn’t really turn
down."
Brooks
starred in the Cherries' 5-0 FA Cup rout of Championship side Swansea last week
and confessed his sights were set on featuring in his nation's upcoming Euro
2024 play-off matches.
Rob Page's
Dragons face Finland on March 21 in Cardiff and if victorious, will host one of
Poland or Estonia for a spot at this summer's finals in Germany.
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