SOUTHAMPTON’S decision to sack manager Nathan Jones has cost the club millions with him set to be paid his three-and-a-half-year deal in full.
The Welshman was dismissed after just 94 days in charge of the club as he failed to turn the club’s fortunes around.
Jones lost seven of his eight Premier League matches, taking his record to only five wins from 14 in all competitions.
His short stay has cost the Saints an eye-watering amount and their search for a new gaffer continues with interim boss Ruben Selles in charge after talks with Jesse Marsch broke down.
The club paid Jones’ former employers Luton a total of £4million to get him out of his contract at the Championship side, according to The Telegraph.
The ex-Stoke boss was reportedly on a contract worth £1.25m at the Saints and he is set to receive payment for all of the three-and-a-half years he was expected to stay.
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It takes the overall spend on Jones to £8.4m.
The club also splashed £56m on signings in the January transfer window, bringing in Kamaldeen Sulemana, Paul Onuachu, Carlos Alcaraz, Mislav Orsic and James Bree.
How many of these were recommended to the club by Jones is unclear.
The 49-year-old leaves the club languishing in last place in the Premier League, four points from safety.
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Rumours suggest that the Southampton board had to get rid of Jones after some of the first-team squad had questioned his tactics and coaching.
He also angered some of his players suggesting that they could not play his so-called “preferred style”.
Fans were also left fuming by several of his bizarre rants to the media, in one he said: “Statistically there weren’t many better than me around Europe.”
Saints fans were left chanting “you’re getting sacked in the morning” to their own manager.
One even brought a huge P45 with Jones’ name on it to the St Mary’s Stadium for the game before he lost his job.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
