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Ex-Southampton defender Jaidi dreams of managing in the Premier League

Former Southampton centre-back and current manager of Hartford Athletic, Radhi Jaidi, has opened up about his desire to manage in the Premier League in future.

The 45-year-old Tunisian, bar the Saints, also had playing stints with Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham City.

Since his retirement in 2012, Jaidi has managed the Southampton Under-23s between 2017 and 2019, leading them to promotion to Division 1 of the Premier League 2 for the 2019-20 season.

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He moved to the United States in November 2019 to manage Hartford, and though things are going well for him on the pitch in the United Soccer League Championship, Jaidi wants to go back to where he was most associated with as a player.