Southampton: Talks with former Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch break down

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Southampton whitethorn good person ended their involvement successful making Jesse Marsch their caller manager aft talks broke down.

Negotiations person faltered implicit the magnitude of immoderate projected contract, with American Marsch wanting longer than the short-term woody Saints wanted to offer.

First-team manager Ruben Selles volition proceed to instrumentality the squad successful grooming and for Saturday's lucifer astatine Chelsea.

Southampton volition proceed looking for different replacement for Nathan Jones, who they sacked connected Sunday.

However the nine whitethorn besides see leaving Selles successful complaint for longer than they anticipated - and helium whitethorn present person an accidental to enactment himself successful the moving to beryllium appointed arsenic the club's caller imperishable manager.

Saints sacked Jones 1 time aft a location decision by 10-man Wolves near them bottommost of the apical flight, 4 points from safety.

Marsch was sacked arsenic Leeds brag connected 6 February aft little than a twelvemonth successful complaint of the Elland Road club.

The American took implicit astatine Leeds astatine the extremity of February past twelvemonth with the nine 16th successful the Premier League and helped them debar relegation to the Championship courtesy of a 2-1 triumph astatine Brentford connected the last time of past season.

He has besides been a manager astatine RB Leipzig, New York Red Bulls and Red Bull Salzburg.

Southampton's committee person had involvement from a fig of different candidates, including erstwhile Everton brag Frank Lampard and DC United manager Wayne Rooney.

But they saw Marsch's benignant arsenic being the champion acceptable to galvanise the club's squad arsenic they bid to debar relegation.

The American was antecedently seen arsenic a imaginable successor to Ralph Hasenhuttl, who was sacked successful November.

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