SOUTHAMPTON’S assault on their wage bill continued yesterday as Gordon Strachan tore up Andrei Kanchelskis’ contract and allowed him to move to Saudi Arabia.

Here is the full club-by-club list of transfer deals completed during the calendar month of January.

Marian Pahars, Southampton’s leading scorer last season, has been ruled out of his side’s opening game of the new Premiership season against Middlesbrough tomorrow by injury.

Matthew Le Tissier is again troubled by injury as Southampton go in search of their first win at their £30m new ground at St Mary’s.