Southampton's £12m transfer of Shane Long proves Premier League clubs spending power has escalated to bonkers levels | Daily Mail Online
![Southampton 6-1 Aston Villa: Sadio Mane scores fastest Premier League hat-trick and Shane Long bags two in frenetic first-half | Daily Mail Online Southampton 6-1 Aston Villa: Sadio Mane scores fastest Premier League hat-trick and Shane Long bags two in frenetic first-half | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/05/16/16/28BE498800000578-3084365-Shane_Long_gets_in_on_the_act_as_Given_s_one_on_one_save_from_Gr-a-1_1431789411025.jpg)
Southampton 6-1 Aston Villa: Sadio Mane scores fastest Premier League hat-trick and Shane Long bags two in frenetic first-half | Daily Mail Online
![Southampton can challenge for FA Cup AND finish fourth in Premier League, claims Shane Long | Daily Mail Online Southampton can challenge for FA Cup AND finish fourth in Premier League, claims Shane Long | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/01/15/24B3A25400000578-2911668-Southampton_striker_Shane_Long_celebrates_after_scoring_the_winn-m-7_1421330578612.jpg)
Southampton can challenge for FA Cup AND finish fourth in Premier League, claims Shane Long | Daily Mail Online
![Republic of Ireland 1-0 Germany: Shane Long guarantees Ireland's place in top three of Group D - Mirror Online Republic of Ireland 1-0 Germany: Shane Long guarantees Ireland's place in top three of Group D - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6599368.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Republic-of-Ireland-vs-Germany-EURO-2016-qualifier.jpg)
Republic of Ireland 1-0 Germany: Shane Long guarantees Ireland's place in top three of Group D - Mirror Online
![Shane Long, Thierry Small and three other transfer decisions for Southampton to make in January - HampshireLive Shane Long, Thierry Small and three other transfer decisions for Southampton to make in January - HampshireLive](https://i2-prod.hampshirelive.news/incoming/article5669523.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/2_GettyImages-1327597486.jpg)