Russell Martin's Swansea City exit could drag on until at least the end of the week, with Southampton allegedly prepared to wait until their membership as a Championship club is confirmed before installing him as their new boss.
Martin has already agreed to take over at St Mary's but the move has been held up by a dispute in the compensation fee owed to the Swans.
It's understood Martin, who still has one year left on his current deal in SA1, has two compensation figures in his contract at the Swansea.com Stadium. One applies to Premier League clubs and is believed to stand at around £1.75m, the other applies to Championship sides and is around £500,000 less.