Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl says they won't rush new contract talks with Ryan Bertrand.

Bertrand has under a year remaining on his current St Mary's contract.

Hasenhuttl told the Daily Echo: “I'm always scared that players playing well in our team are interesting for others.

“But this is our situation we have to live with. It's normal for us. We are a developing club. We develop players who are young, but we also develop players who are a little bit older.

“If they then outperform and another club comes and says 'He's interesting for us', then we cannot stop them going.

“The players know what they have with us. If a big club comes and wants to sign them, even if he has a (long) contract we have no chance to compete with them.

“But that's not a problem. This is part of the business.

“Sure, it would be a step back when someone has an offer from somebody else and wants to leave.

“But we are not that far I think, and we know we have to finish the season first and then we will have a look at what happens."