Saints are believed to have opened contract negotiations with Ronald Koeman with an appointment believed to be imminent after the weekend.
According to media reports including The Daily Echo, Saints have opened contract negotiations with Ronald Koeman, suggesting that his appointment as Saints manager could be happening very soon.
Reports suggest that Saints have mad a firm offer to Koeman who is mulling over the fine print whilst on holiday and will consider it in more detail when he returns from his vacation tomorrow.
It is believed that although a deal has not yet been agreed in principal both parties are not far apart and their is a willingness on both sides to iron out any issues and finalise the contract.
Koeman would appear to tick all the boxes for Saints, he is a man with a reputation across Europe as both a player and a manager, he is also entrenched in the Saints way of dooing things coming from Holland where to development of young talent is seen as crucial.
Coming after the departures of the past five months or so at St Mary's it was essential that Saints not ony appointed a manager with the right ethics but one that has a reputation and Koeman would appear to be that man.
Both parties will be keen to seal the deal quickly with Koeman's first task to b to rebuild the coaching staff who were brought i en masse by Pochettino and left with him.
It would appear that Koeman would have to start from scratch with hsi two assistants at Feyenoord set to stay in Holland, however his physical coach Jan Kluitenberg left the club along with Koeman and could join him at St Mary's
Personally Im excited about this appoinntment, it shows intent from Katharina Liebherr and her board to keep the club moving forward, in Koeman they have a manager who in most respects is superior to the man he replaced, Spurs supporters I have spoken to all sem to think they would have preferred Koeman as the manager of Spurs than Pochettino.