Claude Puel is looking to arrange a compensation fee with Southampton ahead of the termination of his current contract on the south coast, according to Yahoo Sport France journalist Manu Lonjon.

Twitter: Puel est en négociations pour être licencié… tu le vois dire ” oui, Sainté, ca m’intéresse” ? . J’attends de voir. https://t.co/vfjT8qFauo (@ManuLonjon)

Puel’s future at Saints has been under some serious scrutiny for a while now and it’s looking heavily likely that he will depart the club when a compensation package is agreed.

Saint-Etienne have been heavily linked with a swoop for Puel and it looks as though they remain keen, despite earlier reports suggesting that the Frenchman had rebuffed their second approach to appoint him

Puel has two years left on his current contract on the south coast having signed a three-year deal back in the summer of 2016, and will now hope to secure his compensation before moving on to pastures new.