Southampton chairman Ralph Krueger has revealed that there are a number of people interested in the managerial vacancy at the club.
The Saints lost Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham on Tuesday but should be able to find an apt replacement soon enough with a number of candidates putting their name forward for the position according to Krueger.
"Les Reed [Saints' football director] is inundated at the moment with requests from high quality managers all over Europe trying to come to Southampton," he told Sky Sports News.
"The scouting and recruiting group that we have is the same group that found Mauricio Pochettino and people asked: 'Who's this guy?'
"We are building a long list which should quickly become a short list.
"Any club that is well-constructed and well-organised is permanently tracking potential managers for a situation such as this."
Of Pochettino's departure, Krueger added: "We don't really need to spend time trying to understand it.
"We are optimistic and we are certain that the foundation remains intact here.
"Southampton is in a strong position and we will continue to move forward."
