Luton Town manager Nathan Jones has been allowed to speak to Premier League Southampton regarding their vacancy, just six days on from their 0-0 draw with Reading.
The Saints lost 4-1 to Newcastle United on Sunday, with Ralph Hassenhuttl dismissed this morning with the club in the bottom three.
Welshman Jones is in his second stint with the Hatters, having left the club to manage Stoke City in 2019.
A poor spell in the Potteries saw him sacked, and he returned to Kenilworth Road in 2020.
Leading the club to the Championship play-offs last season, he has them sat in the top six currently.
A statement on the webiste says: "Luton Town Football Club can confirm that permission has been granted to Southampton to speak to Nathan Jones about their managerial vacancy following the Hatters’ match at Stoke City.
"We would like to place on record that the Premier League club have approached the board in the correct manner, for which we are grateful, and that the whole situation is extremely amicable with Southampton and with Nathan."
The Royals battled to a 0-0 draw in Bedfordshire last week, with almost 1,000 travelling supporters packing the away end.
His departure would move Paul Ince up to the eighth longest-serving manager in the division, having first taken charge in February.
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