Southampton could move for Jesse Marsch after sacking Nathan Jones

File photo dated 11-02-2023 of Southampton manager Nathan Jones who has been sacked by the club.

Southampton could move for Jesse Marsch after sacking Nathan Jones three months into his three-and-a-half-year contract. Jones lasted 94 days after a run of seven Premier League defeats in eight matches left the club bottom and staring at relegation.

Marsch was sacked by fellow strugglers Leeds on Monday but the American has admirers within the Saints hierarchy because of his coaching pedigree and pressing style of play.