Southampton are ready to sack manager Mauricio Pellegrino even if the club survive relegation this season.
The Saints lie in 17th and, according to The Mirror, the board have already drawn up a list of replacements to succeed the Argentine at the end of the current campaign.
Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic and Ostersund's Graham Potter are just some of the managers who reportedly feature on the list of potential successors.
The club had hoped to challenge for European football next season but instead find themselves scrapping it out in a relegation dogfight.