Southampton still wants to name as a new manager this week

Southampton still hopes to name their new manager this week.

Saint have had extensive conversations with the 32-year-old, that leaves French club lens And wants to be closer to family in England.

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Has still agreed the conditions for a contractAnd the South Coast Side hope that he will be confirmed on time to attend their last Premier League match of the season.

Saints, who were banned in early April, host Arsenal On the last day of the season this weekend.

The club also had conversations with Sheffield on Wednesday Baas Danny Rohl.

Rohl had been the NO1 choice for a while, but wants to make more time to make a decision about his future.

The German, a former assistant manager of Ralph Hasenhuttl in St. Mary’s, is interested in his home country, which could be more attractive than a championship.

The saints were reluctant to wait and was quickly moved to land quietly, who also managed Reims in Ligue 1, as well as Liense and Beerschot in Belgium.

Lens are not owed whatsoever, still has to leave, although the same cannot be said for his coaching staff, including brothers Edward and Nicolas.

Conversations about compensation for his coaching staff are underway and remain the only bottleneck before the appointment can be confirmed.

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Saints have passed a horror season after promoting the championship last year.

Russell Martin, who led them back to the top flight, was fired in December, while his replacement, Ivan Juric, was taught as soon as the relegation was confirmed.

Since then, interim boss Simon Rusk has taken the lead and has succeeded in getting the club past Derby’s all time Low-Points record of 11.

However, they will take a number of unwanted records back to the championship and be the first club to be relegated with seven more games of a season to be played.