Short-serving Saints chief Ruben Selles is in line to receive back-to-back transfer presents with his rumoured Sheffield United links set to materialize soon.
It's only been the middle of the month, yet, somehow June isn't done with baffling Southampton fans every now and then. Especially on the coaching front, where every other vacancy seems to have set the Saints tag as their hiring benchmark.
Otherwise, there's no way one of the awful Premier League tacticians immediately gets showered by the Champions League prestige.
If you remember, Juric saw almost a similar number of Premier League evenings from the Southampton dugout as previous interim Ruben Selles and even then accumulated poor figures than the latter.
Hence, Selles shouldn't be labelled as an overrated winner should he bag an in-demand job too. Plus, if you think that's a far fetched thought for the future, then you may be amazed to know that the stars have already begun aligning for Selles.
Selles gets unimaginable double Sheffield United boost
In the words of journalist Andy Giddings: "Also expecting Sheffield United to announce the departure of Chris Wilder this week. Understand club are close to appointing his successor, with final details to be completed - It's not thought to be Gary O'Neil."
Just last Sunday, Selles was offered a glimmer of hope to put that Plymouth Argyle disappointment aside with the Sheffield United speculations. Yet, the former Saint could've barely trusted his fortune that his direct competitor would be ruled out so soon with the vacancy still up for grabs.
At this stage, it's a one-way race for Selles and he must put the finishing touches on the personal terms to avoid another second-coming moment. Though it's an unwritten norm, the Southampton fanbase will definitely be keen to watch how much their former gaffer has grown into football management since bidding farewell a couple of years ago.