Southampton boss Ronald Koeman says qualifying for Europe will help keep his squad together.
Koeman knows that if Saints can offer Euro football they have a much better chance of retaining their top players.
He said: "That maybe will be a question for these players, that they like to play in European football and that they like to play Champions League football.
"If there is any interest for these players it will be maybe easier for us if we play European football to keep the players.
"That's always maybe an important reason for a player to stay or not to stay."
