Nathan Jones: Southampton permitted to speak to Luton Town boss after sacking Ralph Hasenhuttl

Nathan Jones' Luton are eighth successful the Championship

Southampton person been fixed support to talk to Luton Town brag Nathan Jones astir their managerial vacancy aft sacking Ralph Hasenhuttl.

Southampton person won conscionable 1 of their past 9 matches and are successful the Premier League relegation zone.

Luton volition let the nine to talk to Jones aft their Championship lucifer astatine Stoke City connected Tuesday.

"We would similar to spot connected grounds that the Premier League nine person approached the committee successful the close manner, for which we are grateful, and that the full concern is highly amicable with Southampton and with Nathan," said the Hatters, who are eighth successful the Championship table.

"We would besides similar to impulse each supporters travelling to Stoke to amusement him and the squad your enactment connected what we anticipation volition beryllium yet different memorable distant day."

Former Brighton and Yeovil subordinate Jones is successful his 2nd spell arsenic Luton manager, having taken the nine from League Two to League One successful his archetypal three-year tenure betwixt 2016-19.

In 2019, with Luton connected people for promotion to the Championship, helium replaced Gary Rowett arsenic Stoke boss, but returned to the Hatters 18 months later.

First squad manager Ruben Selles volition instrumentality complaint of Southampton for Wednesday's Carabao Cup 3rd circular location crippled against League One broadside Sheffield Wednesday.

Hasenhuttl, who was appointed successful December 2018, is the 5th Premier League manager to beryllium sacked truthful acold this season.

Scott Parker, Bruno Lage, Thomas Tuchel and Steven Gerrard were dismissed by Bournemouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea and Aston Villa respectively, portion Graham Potter near Brighton to instrumentality implicit arsenic Chelsea boss.

Analysis

Former Southampton defender Francis Benali connected BBC Radio 5 Live

Clearly Nathan Jones is successful a bully presumption to beryllium the adjacent Southampton manager. But it could beryllium that things don't enactment retired and it doesn't really hap for immoderate reason.

There are a fig of managers who volition look astatine this occupation arsenic a large accidental - a young radical of players, imaginable to walk successful the January model and it's a Premier League job.

It's not conscionable Nathan Jones who volition beryllium funny successful Southampton - determination are a batch of managers who volition beryllium champing astatine the spot to person this position.

The World Cup interruption could assistance clubs similar Southampton. Making this determination [to sack Hasenhuttl] gives the caller manager, whoever it is going to be, the accidental to enactment with this breathtaking new, young squad.

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