Russell Martin has signed a brand new three-year contract with Southampton.
Martin, 38, took cost of the Saints final summer season earlier than main them again to the Premier League in his first season through a Championship play-off ultimate victory over Leeds.
The previous Swansea and MK Dons boss guided Southampton to a fourth place end within the league, overseeing a historic 25-match unbeaten run.
His teaching employees of Matt Gill, Dean Thornton, Colin Calderwood, Carl Martin, Rhys Owen and Ben Parker have additionally signed new contracts with the membership.
Martin mentioned: “Firstly, I’m actually grateful to the house owners and to Phil [Parsons]. As soon as the season was completed, they expressed a need to debate a long-term plan with myself and the teaching employees, and it simply made me really feel that we’re all collectively and that we’re actually aligned, actually collectively on the plan and we’re going to assault the Premier League in our means, so it’s actually thrilling.
“I really feel like we’ve all discovered a lot as a membership, as a bunch.
“I really feel like there’s a lot to be enthusiastic about that after we first mentioned it there was not even a query from myself or the coaches about what to do.
“It was like ‘Yeah, let’s do that’ and it’s all been tied up fairly shortly and I’m actually excited concerning the season forward.”
We’re delighted to verify Russell Martin and his teaching employees have signed new contracts with the membership 😇
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Chairman Henrik Kraft added: “We have been assured when Russell was appointed that he can be a superb match for the membership and his first 12 months right here have definitely proven that to be the case.
“He has had a particularly constructive influence each on and off the pitch, culminating in promotion from what was probably the most aggressive Championship seasons in reminiscence.
“As we return to the Premier League, and after the achievements of final season, we felt it was proper to underline the dedication between us.
“We all know that traditionally, promoted groups will face an actual battle to outlive within the Premier League, however we’re excited to see how the squad embraces the problem that lies forward this 12 months underneath Russell’s continued steerage.”
