On Friday, Saints announced the arrival of SPORS, who is most recently a global sporting director of the 777 Group.
There, he in Genoa, Liege Standard, Melbourne Victor, Red Star and Vasco da Gama.
In the past, SPORS has worked with clubs such as Vitesse, HSV and Leipzig and is now looking at Southampton at Southampton.
He told the club’s website: “I can’t wait even though it all starts my task at Southampton. Saints are a wonderful club with history for the next players, not only in the academy, but also in the first team.
“I look forward to racing with the rest of the team to build a strategy that contributes to good fortune on the field. “