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Ronald Koeman is set to sign a new two-year contract at Southampton – after changing agents.

The Saints boss has dumped Guido Albers, who also represents fellow Everton managerial target Frank de Boer, and replaced him with Rob Jansen.

Jansen has been in talks with the St Mary’s board to hammer out a deal while Koeman, 53 , is on holiday in Portugal.

The Dutchman is currently scheduled to become a free agent next summer and was stalling on an extension, sparking fears he may leave at the end of his deal .

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But he is now ready to commit to staying on the South Coast, with his annual pay rising from £2million to £2.5m.

Koeman has been desperate for the club to show more ambition, by keeping hold of their best players after two successive summers of big-money exits and also signing world-class stars, before committing.

The former Holland defender is Everton’s No1 choice to replace sacked Roberto Martinez and, more long term, is also on Arsenal’s radar as a potential successor to Arsene Wenger.

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Wasserman Group man Jansen also represents Manchester United flop Memphis Depay and Holland international goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, who is set to sign for Saints permanently after spending a year on loan to them from Championship side Fulham.

Under Koeman’s guidance, Saints have qualified for the Europa League two seasons in a row.

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Southampton director of football Les Reed said: “We’re getting down to the detail of the contract, which is where agents and lawyers get involved.

“Everything’s going very positively at the moment.”