Koeman committed to Saints

Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of Southampton’s game against Leicester, Saints manager Ronald Koeman has re-affirmed his desire to stay at Southampton for the duration of his contract.

Koeman has been heavily linked with Holland in recent weeks due to their poor form in European Championships qualifiers. Holland failed to qualify for next summers Championships in France and manager Danny Blind has come under intense scrutiny.

This pressure of Blind has led to many outlets speculating that Saints manager Ronald Koeman would be in-line for the position if it were to become available.

These reports were somewhat premature however, as the Dutch FA recently gave Blind a vote of confidence. This means that if we were to see them come in for Koeman, it won’t be in the near future.

When asked about the situation, Ronald Koeman reiterated his desire to stay at Southampton for the rest of his contract and then see what happens. He did also say that he would one day like to manage his country.

I’m manager of Southampton.

I like to be the manager of Southampton, I like to stay, and I have after this season one year more, (so) there’s no way, no possibility (I could leave)

Maybe (I could be the Holland manager) in the future, but depending on a lot of things.

The Dutch have to take the disappointment, and we have to learn and we have to give a reaction. And we have to change something – organisations, federations – we speak a lot about that.

We don’t have a football name on the board of the (KNVB) federation, it’s crazy.

But I’m happy in Southampton and we’re doing well, and that’s the most important thing.

I can tell everybody – I told it already – I’m happy at Southampton, I’m the coach of Southampton and next season I will be the coach at Southampton, and then in my last year of contract we will see what happens.