Southampton have reportedly agreed a deal to appoint Will Still as their new manager.
Still, 32, has gained rave reviews for the work he has done during his early managerial career at Lierse and Beerschot in Belgium and latterly at Reims and Lens in France.
However, the 32-year-old announced last week that he was leaving his role at Lens to move back to England and be closer to his partner Emma Saunders.
Saunders - a presenter and matchday reporter for Sky Sports - was treated for thyroid cancer at the start of the current season and is now recovering from a brain infection called encephalitis.