When Eric Ramsay was linked to Welsh club Swansea City in February, the Minnesota United head coach projected it won’t be the last one.
Well, the next connection to a job in the England materialized Sunday with talkSPORT reporting Ramsay has had an interview for the vacant managerial position at Southampton.
When Ramsay was linked to Swansea, it appeared to be primarily tied to online betting services putting out odds for its next coach.
The Southhampton connection reportedly has more legs to it, but talkSPORT said Ramsay was “not expected to get the job.”
Ramsay, 33, has been very successful across his two seasons at Minnesota, taking the Loons to the Western Conference semifinals last season. He joined MNUFC in March 2024 after serving as an assistant coach at Manchester United.
Ramsay responded directly to the Swansea connection while amid preseason camp in California.
“It’s a job I’ve been linked with before, so I just think it’s been the logical conclusion,” Ramsay said Feb. 20. “I started my career there. I’m a Welsh guy. But now taking my first steps as a head coach, I’m sure every time that comes up, it will be one I’m linked with. Maybe say that for other jobs in Wales for sure.
“It’s certainly, at this stage, one that is — there is a bit of smoke without fire there. It’s certainly nothing I’ve had on my radar, nor anything I’ve spoken to anyone about. It’s the nature of being a young head coach in a relatively good start here, so I’m sure it’s the sort of thing that we will see from time to time. At the moment, it’s cliche, but I’m very much focused on what I’m doing here and I’m excited for the season to start.”
MNUFC (4-1-4, 16 points) currently sit in third place in the Western Conference and are riding a club-tying eight-match unbeaten streak going into Sunday’s match against first-place Vancouver Whitecaps.
Southampton have been relegated from the English Premier League and will play in the second-tier Championship in the 2025-26 season.
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