(Reuters) – Southampton have signed former Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero on a contract till Jan. 5 following accidents to Alex McCarthy and Fraser Forster, the Premier League membership stated on Monday.
Caballero had been with no membership since leaving Chelsea on the finish of final season and joins Southampton as a free agent. The 40-year-old will hyperlink up with the workforce forward of Saturday’s league journey to Arsenal, the membership stated.
First-choice keeper McCarthy picked up a hamstring downside throughout Southampton’s 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion final Saturday, whereas backup keeper Forster missed that recreation attributable to a muscle downside.
Southampton are fifteenth within the standings on 16 factors after 15 matches.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
