In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, former footballer and current pundit Carlton Palmer has discussed the future of Ralph Hasenhuttl with Southampton.

The Austrian manager is likely to attract interest from other clubs having enjoyed a superb run of form with the Saints, that currently sees them sit third in the Premier League ahead of this weekend's fixture against Manchester City.

Southampton had a poor start to the 2019/20 season and it seemed as if the former RB Leipzig manager could lose his job with the South Coast club after the infamous 9-0 defeat against Leicester City, but the board kept faith in him and they have been on a superb run of form in 2020 thus far.

Hasenhuttl was touted as a potential replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United recently but Palmer seems confident that his future lies with Southampton.

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Here's what Palmer had to say about the Austrian manager when asked by Football FanCast whether he thought he would stay with Southampton...

"Absolutely. They're third in the Premier League, there's nowhere for him to go right now. They're playing really good football, they're doing well. It's a fantastic football club, I had a lovely time down there, the supporters are fantastic. I don't see any reason for him to want to go, I really don't. The club are doing very well, if they were to get a top-five/top-six finish, that would be some achievement for Southampton wouldn't it?"

Palmer credits Hasenhuttl for the way Southampton are playing at the moment and suggests that even if there was interest from another club in the Austrian manager, he should be keen to stay with the South Coast club, because of how well they are doing in the Premier League at the moment.

If the Saints can win Saturday's game against Manchester City, they will solidify their place in the top-four spots in the Premier League, so perhaps a spell in the Champions League is not too far away for the Saints, in which case Hasenhuttl would surely want to stay so he could continue his project with the club.

And, in other news... Southampton will surely rue not completing £15m deal for "terrific" winger dominating the PL