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Juric Leaves Southampton After Relegation Confirmed

Short Tenure Ends After Troubled Spell

In the echoing corridors of St Mary’s, another chapter has closed, quietly and with a heavy air of inevitability. Ivan Juric leaves Southampton after a bleak three-and-a-half-month spell that could not halt the club’s slide out of the Premier League.

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His time on the south coast was brief — just 108 days in charge — and marked by a grim record. Juric presided over 14 Premier League matches, managing only one win, a 2-1 result over Ipswich in early February. The Croatian’s arrival, shortly before Christmas, brought hope of a turnaround. That hope never materialised.

Relegation Arrives with Record Timing

Southampton’s fate was sealed with seven matches to spare, following a 3-1 defeat to Tottenham. It marked the earliest relegation in Premier League history, and a nadir in a turbulent campaign. Juric’s departure, confirmed by multiple sources including Sky Sports News, follows a sequence of 12 losses from 14 and an average of 2.7 goals conceded per game.

Saints Search for Stability

Juric, previously dismissed by Roma after a short-lived spell, signed an 18-month deal with Southampton including a break clause — a clause now activated following relegation. His tenure, like so many in modern football, ends not in drama but with a resigned shrug from all sides.

Southampton must now rebuild. Again.