Ivan Juric leaves Southampton with relegation confirmed – with a number of targets on Saints’ shortlist

Southampton have parted ways with Ivan Juric less than 24 hours after their relegation to the Championship was confirmed. And talkSPORT understands that the Saints already have a number of targets on their list. Juric has left Southampton less than 24 hours after their relegation was confirmedGetty Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl, Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior, and former Norwich boss David Wagner as targets to replace the Croatian. Meanwhile, Frank Lampard’s impressive work at Coventry has been noted by the hierarchy at St Mary’s. The 49-year-old, who was axed by Roma in November after just 12 games, lasted just 107 days at St Mary’s following his appointment in December to succeed Russell Martin. But he failed to guide the south coast outfit to Premier League safety, with the club to return to the Championship after just one season. The Saints lost 3-1 away at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to seal their fate with seven games remaining. It means Southampton now hold the record for the earliest relegation in Premier League history. From Juric’s 16 matches in all competitions as Southampton boss, he won just twice, while losing on 13 occasions. Juric gave no indication that an exit was to be on cards when asked about his future following the defeat at Spurs, as he said: “No, now we will see everything. “We are thinking just about the games now. We will see now what everyone thinks, what I think. “The fans deserve much more and we have to understand all of the mistakes we have made and then create something really strong. “It’s a difficult day, a tough day but I see the fans, how they love their players and their team – it’s something incredible. “This experience has to serve to create something stronger than this.” Rohl has impressed with the Owls in what is his first managerial roleGetty Rosenior is also being considered by the Saints having earned rave reviews at StrasbourgAFP But the decision was made to part ways on Monday morning, with Juric’s backroom staff also following him out the door. First team coach Simon Rusk will now take over on an interim basis for the rest of the season. He was briefly the club’s caretaker boss in December, where he drew and lost from his two matches. Midfielder Adam Lallana, who has featured 14 times in the Premier League this season since returning to his former stomping ground last summer, will be Rusk’s No.2. But looking long-term, and it’s Rohl and Rosenior that are being eyed up by Saints chiefs. Rohl has impressed since taking over at Hillsborough in October 2023, where he guided them to Championship survival before leading them to play-off contention this term. Southampton struggled to impress under Juric’s tutelage As for Rosenior, he has been nothing short of sensational since being appointed at French side Strasbourg in July 2024. He has taken the club, who finished 13th in Ligue 1 last term, to fourth with ten games to play in their quest to seal a Champions League spot. Rosenior previously spent time as Derby’s interim boss, before being harshly sacked by Hull following a seventh-placed finish last campaign.

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Ivan Juric leaves Southampton with relegation confirmed – with a number of targets on Saints’ shortlist

Southampton have parted ways with Ivan Juric less than 24 hours after their relegation to the Championship was confirmed.

And talkSPORT understands that the Saints already have a number of targets on their list.

Juric has left Southampton less than 24 hours after their relegation was confirmed

Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl, Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior, and former Norwich boss David Wagner as targets to replace the Croatian.

Meanwhile, Frank Lampard’s impressive work at Coventry has been noted by the hierarchy at St Mary’s.

The 49-year-old, who was axed by Roma in November after just 12 games, lasted just 107 days at St Mary’s following his appointment in December to succeed Russell Martin.

But he failed to guide the south coast outfit to Premier League safety, with the club to return to the Championship after just one season.

The Saints lost 3-1 away at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to seal their fate with seven games remaining.

It means Southampton now hold the record for the earliest relegation in Premier League history.

From Juric’s 16 matches in all competitions as Southampton boss, he won just twice, while losing on 13 occasions.

Juric gave no indication that an exit was to be on cards when asked about his future following the defeat at Spurs, as he said: “No, now we will see everything.

“We are thinking just about the games now. We will see now what everyone thinks, what I think.

“The fans deserve much more and we have to understand all of the mistakes we have made and then create something really strong.

“It’s a difficult day, a tough day but I see the fans, how they love their players and their team – it’s something incredible.

“This experience has to serve to create something stronger than this.”

Rohl has impressed with the Owls in what is his first managerial role

Rosenior is also being considered by the Saints having earned rave reviews at Strasbourg

But the decision was made to part ways on Monday morning, with Juric’s backroom staff also following him out the door.

First team coach Simon Rusk will now take over on an interim basis for the rest of the season.

He was briefly the club’s caretaker boss in December, where he drew and lost from his two matches.

Midfielder Adam Lallana, who has featured 14 times in the Premier League this season since returning to his former stomping ground last summer, will be Rusk’s No.2.

But looking long-term, and it’s Rohl and Rosenior that are being eyed up by Saints chiefs.

Rohl has impressed since taking over at Hillsborough in October 2023, where he guided them to Championship survival before leading them to play-off contention this term.

Southampton struggled to impress under Juric’s tutelage

As for Rosenior, he has been nothing short of sensational since being appointed at French side Strasbourg in July 2024.

He has taken the club, who finished 13th in Ligue 1 last term, to fourth with ten games to play in their quest to seal a Champions League spot.

Rosenior previously spent time as Derby’s interim boss, before being harshly sacked by Hull following a seventh-placed finish last campaign.