Southampton have reportedly agreed a deal to appoint Will Still as their new manager.
Still, 32, has gained rave reviews for the work he has done during his early managerial career at Lierse and Beerschot in Belgium and latterly at Reims and Lens in France.
However, the 32-year-old announced last week that he was leaving his role at Lens to move back to England and be closer to his partner Emma Saunders.
Saunders - a presenter and matchday reporter for Sky Sports - was treated for thyroid cancer at the start of the current season and is now recovering from a brain infection called encephalitis.
Still has won 55 of his 127 games as a manager and his record has made him one of the most highly rated young English managers out there.
He has been linked with returning to England over the past few years and had come close to joining Sunderland last summer.
And, according to The Telegraph, Still is set to get his first job in England after agreeing to a three-year deal with the Saints.
The report goes on to add that the Premier League's bottom side have already completed negotiations with Lens in regards to compensation following talks this week.
Southampton, who were also linked with Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl, have been searching for a new manager since Ivan Juric was sacked last month, with Simon Rusk having assumed interim charge for the rest of the campaign.
Mail Sport reported on the Saints' interest in Still, who led Lens to eighth place in Ligue 1 this season, earlier this week - and he now looks set to be tasked with leading them to promotion from the Championship in 2025-26.
Meanwhile, explaining his decision to depart Lens last week after their final game of the campaign - a 4-0 home win over Monaco - Still revealed it was due to personal reasons, saying he 'needed to go home'.
'It is a logical choice for me to be closer to my wife,' Still said. 'For her well-being.'
'I won't be the coach of RC Lens next season. It was the last season at Bollaert, for multiple reasons. The main reason that pushed me to make this decision is the fact that I need to go home. Everyone is well aware of what happened in my life. That's why.
'I had a lot of fun, I think we achieved great things despite everything. I've been in France for four years, four years that I've experienced intense moments.'
Saunders had attended the final game and posted a picture alongside her boyfriend on the pitch after the match with the caption: 'Bravo @wrstill.'
Still went viral a few years ago when he became the youngest manager in Europe's top five leagues as the boss of Reims in France at the age of 30.
His journey into coaching was partly inspired by his passion for the video game 'Football Manager', which encouraged him to switch his playing career for management when he was 17.
On the other hand, his partner Saunders has been a big voice for fronting women's football on BBC Sport, alongside her work at Sky.
Seen as a trailblazer for women's broadcasting in sport and football, she's also worked as a stadium presenter for major sporting events including England internationals, the World Cup, Six Nations Rugby matches, and the first-ever MLB game in the UK.
However, Saunders posted a picture to her Instagram account from her hospital bed in March, explaining her situation to her 71,500 followers and thanking her English manager boyfriend in a heartwarming post. She began dating Still last year and the duo went public with their relationship during Euro 2024.
Holding a stuffed giraffe teddy, she opened up on her recent condition and fans and colleagues flooded the comments section with messages of support.
The caption read: 'Hi folks. Unfortunately life took a bit of an unexpected turn a couple of weeks ago and I'm now off work while I recover from Encephalitis - an infection of the brain.
'I hope it won't be long until I'm back to see out the end of 2024/25 – especially after missing part of the start of the season before this when I was treated for Thyroid cancer.
'So, as I spend time now recovering and rebuilding again - I just wanted to thank my family & friends for their rock solid support, my colleagues at Sky for their patience allowing me the time to heal, and our wonderful NHS for their extraordinary kindness and care. And of course you Will Still just for being you & being there for me.'