Southampton rank 15th in the Premier League in terms of player wages, but are currently seventh in the table.
Chelsea are 10 points clear at the top of the table but are only the third-highest payers with a wage bill of £192.7 million behind Manchester United (£215.8 million) and Manchester City (£205 million).
Bottom-club Burnley's wage bill is just £21.5 million including £6 million in promotion bonuses, one-tenth the size of United's.
Via BT Sport