5 Managers who could take over at Southampton

#3 Claudio Ranieri

Could we see Ranieri back in the Premier League

Certainly one of the most popular managers and characters in the Premier League era is Claudio Ranieri. The Premier League winner with Leicester has a vast amount of experience and would be a name that is linked with many jobs not just in England, but across the whole of Europe.

His most recent stint in Ligue 1 in France with Nantes is certainly not one to be remembered but also not one to be considered should Southampton be looking elsewhere from Mark Hughes. Ranieri would re-energize such a quality group of players and look to get the best back out of talents such as Cedric Soares, Wesley Hoedt and Fraser Forster. The Premier League winning season with Leicester showed just how good Ranieri is especially his player management and this is a factor that these Southampton would benefit from so much right now.

The much-travelled former Valencia and Chelsea manager would be available for Southampton board to consider, the question would be for how long? With Ranieri firmly being linked with the Roma job after they have suffered a very below par start to the season.

If Southampton were to go the direction of Ranieri, expect to see the club playing the traditional 4-4-2 formation, perhaps the best tactic available to this group of players currently available at the club.