Southampton will be forced into a major summer sale of top stars - if they fail to secure a buyer for the club. The Premier League outfit are leaking money amid the financial meltdown sparked by coronavirus.
As revealed last month by the Daily Star Sunday , the club’s Chinese owner Gao Jisheng is desperate to sell his 80 per cent stake for a cut-price £150m.
However, if unable to attract the right offer before the transfer window eventually opens, the Saints will be left with no option but to cash in their leading names to cover spiraling debts.
That could mean them reluctantly parting company with at least four English players in an effort to raise the best part of £100m.