Ronald Koeman has hinted that he would be open to signing a new contract with Southampton.

The Dutchman has just over 18 months remaining on the three-year deal that he agreed on joining the St Mary's club in June 2014.

Speculation has linked the former Valencia boss with the Holland job, should Danny Blind pay the price for the national team's failure to qualify for Euro 2016.

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Ronald Koeman has hinted that he would be open to signing a new contract at Southampton

Asked what it'd take for him to stay at Southampton beyond his current deal (2017), he said at a BBC fans' forum: 'Be happy as I am now.

'And that means to work with a great club, with good people to develop the team and still to have the belief between the technical staff and players, to go on.

'That's the key word, to continue or not, but it's my second season. We have time to think about it.'

Koeman has just over 18 months remaining on his current deal when he took the manager's job in June 2014

Koeman has targeted replicating Aston Villa and appearing in an FA Cup final during his time with the Saints

The Saints sit eighth in the Premier League table but were denied a third successive win by a last minute Jamie Vardy equalizer for Leicester on Saturday.

Despite that setback at St Mary's they have made an encouraging start to the season losing only two of their first nine.

'The ambition is to continue and to improve. Make it better in how we play and get results and to achieve what we did last year and the ambition to win a title.

'It is very difficult, we know, but if Aston Villa can play in the FA Cup final, why not Southampton? That would be great and we will fight for that.'

Jamie Vardy's last minute equalizer for Leicester on Saturday denied Saints a third win on the bounce