Southampton need to make a swift determination about Ronald Koeman’s future at the club to solidify their future
No one is questioning whether or not Ronald Koeman is a quality Premier League manager. The job he did last season for Southampton show he’s clearly got what it takes to succeed. The problem for Southampton is they don’t know how long they’ll be able to hang on to the Dutchman.
Rumors about Koeman leaving the Saints for greener pastures aren’t anything new. He’s been rumored for quite a few jobs over the past 18 months yet he’s still firmly entrenched at Southampton. Those inside the club have consistently come out and said that they intend to keep Koeman and hope to sign him to a new contract sooner rather than later. However, that new contract hasn’t materialized causing many to question where Koeman’s future really lies.
In the most recent episode of “The Game” Podcast, respected journalist Gabriele Marcotti went so far as to say that he definitely did not expect Koeman to be managing at Southampton this season. If this is true, then the Saints have significant problems. They are facing key transfer/roster decisions in the upcoming window and whose will be hard to make without solid managerial leadership.
The undercurrent of uncertainty about Koeman’s future actually helps to explain the rationale of several Southampton players as of late. Before the season, star midfielder Victor Wanyama openly agitated for a transfer to Tottenham. This move didn’t seem to make much sense at the time given his role at Southampton, but perhaps he was smarter than the rest of us. Wanyama’s pushing for a move could easily have been a reaction to his own feelings about Koeman’s future. If he knew that he was likely to undergo another managerial change on the South Coast he’d be wise to seek out a more stable managerial situation at Tottenham.
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