Football
Premier League manager leaves seven games before end of season as ‘clause triggered’
Ivan Juric has left Southampton after Sunday’s defeat at Tottenham Hotspur confirmed the club’s Premier League relegation in record time. A relegation clause in Juric’s contract has reportedly been triggered, with first-team coach Simon Rusk set to step in as interim boss and Adam Lallana in line to act as his assistant.
The 49-year-old replaced Russell Martin on December 21 but has lasted just 108 days at the helm after losing 12 of his 14 Premier League matches. Southampton are rock bottom of the English top flight on just 10 points and are currently at risk of recording the competition’s lowest-ever tally. The Saints require two points from 21 to ensure they don’t enter the history books lower than or level with Derby County’s infamous 11-point haul in 2007/08.
