Southampton Football Club have announced they have accepted the resignation of Ronald Koeman as first team manager.
Saints this morning announced Ronald Koeman has tendered his resignation and that had been accepted by the club, the statement read.
"Southampton Football Club can today confirm it has accepted the resignation of First Team Manager Ronald Koeman, and completed negotiations with Everton over his move to Goodison Park.
The search has already begun for the right appointment who can take the club to the next level and build on our track record of recent success, which culminated in a sixth-place finish in last season’s Premier League, as well as qualification for the group stages of the Europa League.
Our focus now is to build on our long-term plan, and work with a new management team who share both the club’s and our supporters’ values and ambitions."
A short and brief statement and whilst I accept there are those who will now call Koeman all sorts of abuse, but personally I would rather have had Koeman for the past two years than not, he has moved the club forward in that time and although it would have been preferable that he stayed, the reality is that he would have moved on at some time and it is betterto happen now when we are in a strong position, than at a time we are weaker.