Article: Le tiss backed by Saints boss ; Southampton head coach Mark Wotte is backing Saints legend Matt Le Tissier to become the next chairman of the club.

Southampton head coach Mark Wotte is backing Saints legend Matt Le Tissier to become the next chairman of the club.

Former midfielder Le Tissier is set to play a key role at St Mary's if the club is taken over by the Pinnacle Group consortium which is currently locked in talks the Saints.

"If Matt Le Tissier wants to help the club for a better future we have to open the doors and invite him," said Wotte.

"It's so much better to speak with an ex-player, a great player, a superb player, than with a chairman that doesn't have any football background."

The administrators of Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC remain locked in talks with the Pinnacle Group.

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