Saints eye Torino boss Ivan Juric as Nathan Jones goes

Southampton turn attention to Torino boss Ivan Juric as Nathan Jones departs after just 14 games in charge… but could also move for Jesse Marsch or Steve Cooper in bid to avoid the drop

  • Jones was sacked as Southampton manager on Sunday morning after loss
  • The club looked to appoint Juric before but were put off by his price tag
  • Marsch and Cooper are options with Saints willing to pay a bigger fee 

Southampton conceded defeat following their unpopular appointment of Nathan Jones, sacking him after just 14 games and three months in charge. 

Jones’s dismissal was confirmed on Sunday morning, the decision being made following a 2-1 defeat to 10-man Wolves a day earlier, making his permanent managerial reign the shortest in Southampton‘s history.

Jones won just one of his eight league games in charge, losing the other seven, though did help steer them into the EFL Cup semi-finals and fifth round of the FA Cup. 

Coach Ruben Selles will take charge of training ahead of Southampton’s visit to Chelsea on Saturday and are they now looking for their third manager of the season. 

Southampton are bottom of the table, four points from safety and are prepared to pay out more in compensation to prise an employed manager out of his current job in their bid to stay up.

Nathan Jones was sacked by Southampton on Sunday morning after just 41 games in charge

The club could move to make current Torino boss Ivan Juric their new manager soon

They are also open to appointing an overseas boss which could see a renewed move for Torino manager Ivan Juric. The Croatian has supporters among the St Mary’s hierarchy who were keen to appoint him last year but he was deemed too expensive before Jones was appointed in November.

Jesse Marsch also has long-term admirers at Southampton and is available after being sacked by Leeds.

Another manager who has also been subject of strong Southampton interest in the past is Nottingham Forest’s Steve Cooper, though he signed a contract until 2025 in October.

Supporters had turned on Jones long before the Wolves loss with some displaying their fury directly to club chiefs at a fans’ forum event last week.

Southampton announced Jones’s dismissal with a brief 51-word statement which also confirmed coaches Chris Cohen and Alan Sheehan departed with him.

Jesse Marsch, recently sacked by Leeds, is also an option for the Saints to employ

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