Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier has claimed that Mark Hughes would be a good appointment for the club.
Mauricio Pellegrino was relieved of his duties earlier this week, after a run of one win in 17 Premier League matches.
The Saints sit just above the drop zone in the league and now look to make a swift appointment to keep them afloat until the end of the season.
According to a number of reliable reports, including Jeremy Wilson of The Telegraph, Mark Hughes has been offered a contract by Southampton until the end of the season.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Le Tissier said this:
Mark has managed in this league for a long, long time, more than 400 games. I think it is a pretty good appointment from my perspective.
The situation we are in is not a great one and we don’t need a manager coming in who doesn’t know the players, doesn’t know the league. So Mark would seem to be with the club’s way of thinking.
I don’t think he has been down this end of the table too many times in his career.
He obviously did not have a great season at Stoke this year but as far as I can remember I think it was the first time he had a team really struggling against relegation.
Hughes was sacked by Stoke earlier this season, but led them to their highest ever Premier League finish last season.
He also played for Southampton during his playing days, featuring over 50 times for the club.
