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Southampton Preparing to Offer Mark Hughes a New Contract After Swans Win Secures Saints Safety

Southampton are reportedly ready to open talks with manager Mark Hughes over a new contract. The Welshman has spent the last two months trying to keep the Saints in the Premier League, and having just secured a win over Swansea that all but guarantees their safety, the board are looking to keep Hughes beyond the summer.

It was a nervy affair in South Wales on Tuesday night, but Manolo Gabbiadini's 71st minute winner took the weight off the shoulders of the south coast outfit, and the Swans now carry the weight of impending relegation from the top flight.