Southampton sacked manager Russell Martin after Sunday’s 5-0 defeat at Tottenham, which left them nine points adrift of safety in the Premier League.
Martin, 38, led Saints to promotion last year in his first season as coach, beating Leeds United in the play-off final at Wembley.
However, Southampton’s defeat to Spurs was Southampton’s 13th league defeat this season in 16 games.
Their only win of the season came against Everton in November, with St Mary’s scoring a league-low 11 goals.
