Southampton were locked in talks to avoid the controversial step of furloughing staff on Tuesday.
A host of Premier League clubs have taken the contentious move of using the Government's Job Retention Scheme, which entitles them to 80 per cent of an employees salary up to £2,500 a month.
Those decisions have sparked huge criticism due to the widely held belief that state money is not meant for multi-million pound companies such as Premier League football clubs.
Southampton owner Gao Jisheng has held talks to try and avoid furloughing non-playing staff