Leicester City and Southampton could see fantastic win-win coaching swap | OneFootball

Southampton are in the running for former Leicester City manager Steve Cooper and should Leicester sign Russell Martin, the two teams will have swapped managers as compared to the beginning of the current season.

Presently, Southampton have surpassed all levels of mismanagement any Premier League club can ever imagine. Therefore, they aren't an exemplary model to behold for any top-flight hopefuls or any team that aspires to compete with the best in England one day.

Now, understanding this fact seems like a piece of cake but surprisingly the Saints do have their admirers and that too, in the Premier League itself.

Well, it comes as a strange compliment but don't get flattered much because the ones rating Southampton highly are their close companion Leicester City. Both of them are destined to spend another season as direct competitors and the Foxes have already kept plans in place to finish above Southampton again.

Russell Martin and Steve Cooper could swap sides soon

Leicester City are weighing Russell Martin's head-coach capabilities and the former Saint rallying their upward ascent is quite an open possibility.

On the other hand, it goes without saying that Southampton have also resumed their manager shortlisting process recently. Further, in a bizarre sequence of events, the Saints have also found some manager inspiration from Leicester City.

And it turns out that head coach has also been a free agent for as long as Martin has been. It's a pretty simple guess now, that individual is none other than Steve Cooper whom Birmingham World has mentioned as favourite for the role.

Yes, that Nottingham Forest gaffer who uplifted them to the Premier League after a prolonged top-flight wait. Add to the fact that he retained their Premier League status during his tenure and neither let Leicester fall down quickly, Cooper's addition could be a game-changer at St. Mary's.

On the flipside, Russell Martin is an elite leader when it comes to the Championship meaning both the Saints as well as the Foxes could immediately benefit from swapping previous coaches.

Further, Cooper's Premier League reputation is far brighter than Martin meaning at least Southampton wouldn't have to worry about their future ambitions even if their closest rivals needed to do.