Thursday 24 September 2020
The 56-year-old will take the reins at Richmond Park ahead of the 2019 League of Ireland season.
The former Manchester City boss will remain with the Saints having helped guide them to Premier League safety in 2017-18.
The Dutch defender spent much of the summer being linked with a big-money move to Anfield.
The 29-year-old has scored 13 goals for Southampton this term and has hit a rich vein of form with the Euros just around the corner.
Fraser Forster was in inspired form for Southampton while elsewhere, Manchester City squeezed past Sunderland & Tottenham won again.
The defender had done well since his move to the MLS.
Southampton reportedly bid £7.5m for the big English keeper.
Leicester defender is looking forward to the crunch Euro 2012 qualifier at Lansdowne Rd next month.
