Swansea City
Despite former Spurs assistmant manager Gus Poyet appearing to have emerged as the front runner for the vacant manager’s role at Swansea City, the Swans have surprised everyone by offering the position to Paulo Sousa.
The former Portugal international has been out of work since being sacked by Queens Park Rangers back in April.
“He will provide Swansea City with a fantastic chance to continue developing and growing over the next few years,” said chairman Huw Jenkins.
Sousa has verbally accepted a three-year-deal.
Keegan back at Southampton?
Speculation is mounting over Kevin Keegan making a sensational return to Southampton.
He first came to Southampton in July 1980 when Lawrie McMenemy lured him back to English football for £400,000 following three years in Germany with SV Hamburg.
Keegan spent two years with the Saints, scoring 37 goals in 68 league games.
During that time, Southampton finished sixth and seventh in successive seasons in the English top flight before Keegan left in August 1982 to join Newcastle United.
BBC Radio Solent sports editor Adam Blackmore told Radio 5 Live: “We’ve seen photos this morning taken on a mobile seemingly showing Kevin Keegan with Matt Le Tissier and former chairman Leon Crouch, although none with the three of them together.
Le Tissier is expected to become Chairman of Southampton if the impending takeover of the club by the Pinnacle Group is successful.
Coyle extends contract at Burnley
Burnley manager Owen Coyle has signed a new contract which will keep him at Turf Moor until 2013.
The Scot guided the Lancashire Club into the Premier League through the play-offs, but had been linked with the vacant manager’s job at Celtic.
Football Thing’s one-line round-up of today’s news and speculation
The first week in June is traditionally a very quiet time in football with most managers and players away on holiday. At the majority of clubs players report back for pre-season training on July 1st.
