Mark Hughes signs new Southampton contract

Southampton manager Mark Hughes has put pen to paper on a new three year contract with the Saints, having guided them to Premier League safety last season. The former Stoke City manager only made the move to St Mary's in February and managed to keep Southampton in the top flight by the penultimate game of the league season.

Having been let go by Stoke City with the club in 18th position, the Potters subsequently went down to the Championship but Hughes would take a role with the Saints and kept them in England's top flight.

“Mark, Eddie and I are thrilled to have signed long-term contracts with the club. It was the only option we considered, having spent the last eight weeks with the club,” Hughes said of himself and his assistant coaches Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki.

“Now it is vital that we take the unbelievable support we received from the fans during the last few games into next season. The staff and the players will work hard every day to deliver the success this club deserves, and with everyone pulling together we will achieve our goals.”