Southampton: Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl under consideration after Russell Martin's sacking
Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl previously worked as assistant to Ralph Hasenhuttl at Southampton; Saints are searching for a new manager after Russell Martin was sacked in the wake of Sunday's 5-0 loss to Tottenham; Rohl among the names under consideration for the vacancy at St Mary's
Monday 16 December 2024 13:34, UK
Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl is one of the names under consideration for the vacant Southampton role.
There has been no formal approach to the Championship club as things stand.
Two other foreign coaches are also of interest to Southampton and the Premier League club would not be required to pay compensation for either of them.
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Rohl has fond memories of his time working at St Mary's as assistant to Ralph Hasenhuttl. They arrived in December 2018 with Southampton 18th in the Premier League and kept them up.
As a head coach, Rohl also kept Sheffield Wednesday up on the final day of the Championship last season. He formerly worked as a coach at Bayern Munich and the German FA.
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Former Brighton U23s and England U19s coach Simon Rusk will take charge of the Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports Main Event, kick-off 8pm.
Rusk is also on standby to prepare for the Premier League trip to Fulham on Sunday - live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event, kick-off 2pm - if Southampton don't make progress in their search this week.
The first-half performance from Saints against Spurs on Sunday accelerated the decision to sack Russell Martin.
Previously, the club had wanted to give him as much time as possible to turn things around, but it became untenable.
Rohl not the only name in the frame
Sky Sports News reporter Paul Gilmour:
"Danny Rohl is one of the names under consideration for this vacant job.
"Alongside him, we're told there are two other foreign coaches. The key difference here with these other foreign coaches that Southampton are interested in is that no compensation will have to be paid.
"That is obviously a very different situation to somebody in a job where you would have to negotiate and consider compensation, and factor that in as well."
