5 Managers who could take over at Southampton

#2 Brendan Rodgers

Rodgers has been at Celtic since 2016

The former Liverpool and Swansea manager might actually be the first choice name for Southampton fans to take over at the club, given his style of play and his record. The current Celtic boss is currently going through a difficult spell in Scotland with his club right now as they look of the pace in the SPL.

The reputation of Rodgers has not diminished despite making the move North of the border, with many experts and fans of clubs across England still linking the Northern Ireland manager with jobs, most recently the Arsenal job that was available during the summer.

Southampton would perhaps be a perfect fit for Rodgers, with the reputation he has built for his style of play, it is a style that the club has always bought into and also the philosophy Rodgers has had with youth, which Southampton have a massive reputation of bringing through young players and developing them.

The biggest obstacle that would face Southampton is the magnitude of jobs Rodgers has had previously, coming close to winning the league with Liverpool, competing in the Champions League with Celtic, the club could not offer such opportunities to Rodgers.

They could offer the chance him to rebuild, however, achieve success with the club and build upon what already is a big reputation. What happens with Celtic might be the stumbling block if Southampton tries and go this direction for replacing Hughes, but Rodgers would be a perfect fit for the club moving forward.