Southampton are eyeing former Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel.
The Sun says Claude Puel has already jetted off on his summer holiday with his Saints future still up in the air after an end of season review with head of football development Les Reed.
And the recently sacked Dortmund chief Tuchel is the No1 choice the south coast side want to succeed the Frenchman.
The German surprisingly became available on Wednesday after he was dismissed by the Bundesliga giants just days after leading them to DFB-Pokal Cup glory.
Only the issue is whether Southampton and Reed can persuade one of Europe's most highly-respected coaches to make the step down.
Source: tribalfootball.com