Peretz calls for “united” promotion push after penning permanent deal
Southampton goalkeeper Daniel Peretz called for continued togetherness as he made his stay at St Mary’s permanent, becoming the club’s first signing ahead of the 2026/27 season.
The impressive shot-stopper, who was a key part of the side that went 21 Sky Bet Championship matches unbeaten at the end of the previous campaign, wasted no time in showing his commitment to the club that he now calls “home”.
Peretz’s decision to stay wasn’t an obligation in the previous loan agreement, but “since I came here, I felt so good in the club,” was his assertive explanation.
“The environment with the players in the dressing room, with the coaching staff, the coach himself, all the board and the owner, the fans especially, and all the workers in the club.
“When you come every day, you really feel this home environment. I keep saying it again and again, but that was, for me, the deal breaker.
“Yes, I have my dream to play in the Premier League and in the highest stages in the world, but a bigger dream for me is to be there with Southampton. I really believe that we can be there and achieve that.”
Looking ahead to the upcoming 2026/27 campaign, the 25-year-old reiterated his belief in promotion to the top flight, but insisted on togetherness both on and off the pitch to achieve it.
“I think the biggest message for this season is we will be united and positive, because we need every single bit to [get promoted]. This is our aim, this is our goal, but to do it again we need everyone together.
“It's an even bigger challenge, but the bigger the challenge is, the sweeter the feeling afterwards so we will need everything.
“We'll need everyone on board and every single fan, every single worker in the club, with the energy and the hard work to do everything for the club to achieve it.
“The last few weeks were not easy for anyone. I'm sure for the fans it was really difficult, to the owner, to the coach, to the staff, to the players, but again, we are here to overturn the situation.
“We will go again. We will go again and we will do it, because we are stronger after everything that happened in the last few weeks. It will make us stronger.”
