"It's going to happen" - Journalist drops major behind-the-scenes Southampton claim

Southampton are set to lose their head of recruitment Martyn Glover to Leicester City, according to The Sun journalist Tom Barclay.

Glover has been at St Mary’s since 2019, but his time on the South Coast looks set to end in the near future.

Glover is vastly experienced, having been a part of the recruitment team at numerous clubs over the years, including Everton, Leeds and West Ham.

It seems that his next role is likely to be at the King Power Stadium, with Leicester keen on tempting him away from Southampton.

The Sun have reported that the Foxes have identified him as their ideal replacement for Lee Congerton, who left the Premier League outfit earlier this year.

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Barclay has confirmed that Glover will be joining Leicester, but there is still some uncertainty as to when the switch will happen.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “I understand it’s going to happen, it’s just when. Southampton may well make him serve out his notice, which would probably make it go beyond the transfer window this summer.

“So, whether that means he’ll be heavily involved in Southampton’s summer recruitment, you would think so. Although, thinking about it, if he’s out the door, we’ll have to see how they want to do it, because this feels like quite a crucial transfer window for Southampton, particularly if Broja goes back, if he doesn’t come back.

“If they did lose Ward-Prowse, how are they going to go about things?”

A couple of months ago, things looked very positive for Southampton.

The club looked to be on course for a potential top-half finish, while they were also in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

However, they have lost six of their last nine league games, and look set to