Overview
- talkSPORT reports Southampton are set to give Eckert the job full-time after two victories in his interim spell that lifted the team to 17th.
- It would be Eckert’s first senior managerial role following assistant stints at Barnsley and Genoa.
- Will Still was dismissed after a poor start, and the club is now seven points off the play-offs following Eckert’s early results.
- Matt Le Tissier told Football Insider he would be surprised by a full appointment and said around 150 people have applied, urging an experienced hire who commands respect.
- Other names assessed included Russell Martin, Frank Lampard and Mark Robins, with Gary O’Neil linked elsewhere, while midfielder Finn Azaz praised Eckert’s impact as “top level.”