SOUTHAMPTON have cut their shortlist of new manager's to three after axing Ivan Juric.
The relegated Saints from the summer after their drop to the Championship was confirmed at
As last month, Sheffield Wednesday boss remains the leading candidate to take over at St. Mary's next season.
However, Saints new technical director, Johannes Spors, has been meeting with potential replacements since taking on the role in February.
Southampton had a long-list of 10 potential managers and held talks with a number of them before cutting it down to a final three.
Strasbourg manager , 40, is an ambitious candidate.
The former Hull City boss, who has the Ligue 1 club fourth in the table and a point of the places, has impressed in France.
Strasbourg are owned by Chelsea‘s parent group, BlueCo, meaning and Behdad Eghbali have a say over his future.
Rosenior would be allowed to make his own decision, though it would be a surprise were he to ditch Strasbourg for a Championship club.
, who will be assisted by , will take charge of the remaining seven Premier League games.
The third candidate is currently unknown, though there has become a focus on appointing a manager with experience of English after the failed Juric experiment.
Rohl's appointment will hinge on agreeing a compensation package with Wednesday.
The former Saints assistant manager has a release clause of £4million for a Premier League club, though the fee is lower for clubs in the .
That means, as with Russell Martin two years ago, Saints would have to wait until they have officially handed back their Premier League share to avoid a higher compensation fee.
The deal to bring Martin from City two years ago ended up in a legal battle with the Welsh club, something Saints are keen to avoid this time around.
