New Southampton manager Harry Redknapp wants to appoint Jim Smith (below) as his assistant before the Saints face Tottenham on Saturday.
Redknapp was unveiled as Saints boss last week just a fortnight after leaving south coast rivals Portsmouth.
The former Oxford United boss, who has a house in Woodstock, is due back from holiday in Dubai tonight.
And Redknapp said: "I would love Jim to come here. He has been good for me and you need your own people around you."
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