West Ham's call to replace Graham Potter with Nuno as the new coach sets up a win-win situation for compatriot Mateus Fernandes, who was wanted by the Portuguese boss earlier this summer.
Southampton's recent draw against Middlesbrough brings an end to another forgetful week for Saints fans. But again, having started the 7-day course with ex-Saint Kamaldeen Sulemana's comeback, St. Mary's should still be fortunate with their results.
Now, nothing against Sulemana, but isn't it embarrassing to witness the winger equalising his last 2 seasons' Saints league goal tally within his 2nd start at the new club?
Feels challenging to acknowledge, but Ivan Juric is en route to proving his Sulemana bet at Atalanta worth it. Still, what's intriguing further? If Sulemana-Juric was one ex-Saint success story, another one may be just brewing up with former fan-favourite touted to thrive under a new boss.
We talk of former Saint Mateus Fernandes, whose duo with boss Nuno can work wonders for West Ham's sinking ship.
In case you haven't caught up with the evening's hottest Premier League update, the Hammers just appointed Nuno as Graham Potter's successor after sacking him for a miserable run. Fabrizio Romano confirmed it, quoting: "Official, confirmed. Nuno Espirito Santo signs in as new West Ham head coach to replace Graham Potter."
Needless to say, this has the whole of London Stadium excited, but there appears to be no clear winner of this deal other than Mateus Fernandes.
Mateus Fernandes-Nuno duo tipped to be a huge success at West Ham
In case you remember, Nuno's former club, Nottingham Forest, ran neck to neck in competition for Mateus's signature until West Ham swooped away him late this summer. And while any possible reunion looked unlikely with the midfielder's debut coming in West Ham's 3-0 win over Nuno(that forced his way out of NUFC), the dice has rolled in a way that Mateus will now work under compatriot Nuno.
Just picture this, after making up for his 1st PL victory of the season against Nuno's outfit, Mateus now needs to pull up his socks to get West Ham's second win for a Nuno-led side.
Interestingly, further, this meetup has Mateus Fernandes even more closely following in Saints icon James Ward-Prowse's career trail, as the Portuguese looks forward to working under Nuno exactly a season after JWP first began with the boss at Nottingham.
Honestly, there is hardly a Saints fan who is not excited to see this Mateus Fernandes-Nuno duo moving forward. And all with the subtle hope that maybe some day, St. Mary's gets to welcome Mateus back again after an illustrious career, the way it did to legend Adam Lallana.