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Southampton manager Russell Martin has downplayed the chances of an exit for director of football Jason Wilcox, who is the subject of an approach from Manchester United.<\/strong><\/p>\n

United\u2019s offer of 12 months salary in compensation has been rejected by Southampton, with Wilcox understood to have\u00a0offered his resignation to the Saints\u00a0in the hope of forcing through a move to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

Southampton are reported to be disappointed not only by the value of compensation offered, but also by the timing of United\u2019s approach. Martin\u2019s side are locked in a battle for promotion to the Premier League but suffered a huge blow on Monday evening with a late 3-2 defeat to title hopefuls Ipswich Town, after which the manager was in no mood to discuss Wilcox\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been hearing he\u2019s going to leave for six weeks in the media, nothing\u2019s changed,\u201d Martin said. \u201cI spoke to Jason this morning, we\u2019ve had a game, I\u2019m here to talk about the game, not about Jason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure at some point the club will be able to tell you, or I\u2019ll be able to tell you what\u2019s going on. Now I\u2019ve just lost 3-2 in a game where we were fantastic and I don\u2019t really want to be talking about it.<\/p>\n

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Wilcox hopes to become United\u2019s new technical director \/ Catherine Ivill\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m here to talk about the game, Jason\u2019s been great for us, if he leaves, he leaves. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on. Let me be annoyed about the result for a bit first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben Jacobs<\/em>\u00a0adds that Southampton gave United permission to speak to Wilcox after making it clear that they would demand a significant compensation fee, with the Red Devils\u2019 eventual offer of 12 months salary falling well short of expectations.<\/p>\n

United\u00a0are even said to have agreed to make a bigger offer before submitting their proposal, which club officials now insist is fair considering Wilcox only joined Southampton last summer.<\/p>\n

As it stands, Southampton are not prepared to entertain United\u2019s offer, meaning Wilcox will need to serve a 12-month notice period before he would be free to move to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

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