Chris Perry has told talkSPORT it would be 'catastrophic' if Nicola Cortese left Southampton - and warned manager Mauricio Pochettino and many players could follow suit.
Speculation is rife the executive chairman may walk out on the Saints following disagreements with owner Katharina Liebherr, who took over the club after her father, Swiss businessman Markus Liebherr, died in 2010.
Cortese has been pivotal in Southampton's rise from League One to challenging for European action in the Premier League this season and it's feared his exit would lead to a mass exodus at the south coast club.
"I think speculation not only about the chairman but also about the manager is the main thing," Perry told Drivetime.
"The club has made so many strides forward over the last few years that a change at the top in both those positions would be catastrophic."
Saints boss Pochettino previously said in May, when Cortese was again considering his position, he would leave should the chairman do so.
"If Mauricio Pochettino was to leave as well it would leave a lot of the players a little bit disillusioned with where the club is going and which manager would come in," added Perry. "A lot of these players are very high profile now and would have a lot of suitors."
Read more at http://talksport.com/football/exclu...strophic-14011575784#m8QIVkQXoXMga9KT.99Chris Perry has told talkSPORT it would be 'catastrophic' if Nicola Cortese left Southampton - and warned manager Mauricio Pochettino and many players could follow suit.
Speculation is rife the executive chairman may walk out on the Saints following disagreements with owner Katharina Liebherr, who took over the club after her father, Swiss businessman Markus Liebherr, died in 2010.
Cortese has been pivotal in Southampton's rise from League One to challenging for European action in the Premier League this season and it's feared his exit would lead to a mass exodus at the south coast club.
"I think speculation not only about the chairman but also about the manager is the main thing," Perry told Drivetime.
"The club has made so many strides forward over the last few years that a change at the top in both those positions would be catastrophic."
Saints boss Pochettino previously said in May, when Cortese was again considering his position, he would leave should the chairman do so.
"If Mauricio Pochettino was to leave as well it would leave a lot of the players a little bit disillusioned with where the club is going and which manager would come in," added Perry. "A lot of these players are very high profile now and would have a lot of suitors."
Read more at http://talksport.com/football/exclu...strophic-14011575784#m8QIVkQXoXMga9KT.99Chris Perry has told talkSPORT it would be 'catastrophic' if Nicola Cortese left Southampton - and warned manager Mauricio Pochettino and many players could follow suit.
