Ralph Hasenhuttl has warned Southampton cannot and will not gamble on player wages after they revealed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their finances.
Southampton posted a pre-tax loss of £76.1m for the 2019-20 season with their turnover and matchday revenue, like their Premier League rivals, all taking a hit.
Southampton are currently trying to finalise deals for the likes of Ryan Bertrand, who is into the last six months of his contract, and Danny Ings and Hasenhuttl said: 'If you want to have a safe future, then you have to fix it now.