MATT Le Tissier believes Saints need a new striker to achieve a top-ten finish next season.

The Saints legend, who has watched several matches from the Northam End this season, has been impressed with the club’s first campaign back in the Premier League.

He believes they have plenty to build on in 2013/14, but reckons a new forward should be manager Mauricio Pochettino’s priority. Le Tissier, right, said: “Anything above 18th place was going to be a success this season, coming up from the Championship is very tough, as Reading have found, and staying up is the first priority.

“We’ve done that and hopefully we can pick up some new signings in the summer and kick on and maybe have a top-ten finish next season.

“But I don’t think it needs wholesale changes, maybe a bit of tinkering here and there maybe with three or four players to bolster the squad.

“I think we need another centre-forward to complement Rickie.

“If you can get a couple of goalscorers who can get in double figures that gives you a real good chance.

“When Jay Rodriguez moved into the middle he was superb, he looked a different player and was amongst the best we had in the side in second half of the season.

“But the challenging clubs have all got three or four really good forwards and we might just need another to complement those two.

“I’d also like to see a top-class centre-back and maybe a bit more cover in the wide areas.”

Saints have insisted that next season is not too early to be targeting the Champions League, but Le Tissier is relatively cautious.

“If we can get in the Champions League there won’t be a happier Southampton fan than me, I can assure you,” he continued.

“But it would be a massive jump from where we finished this season.

“Hopefully we can build on that and stabilise our position.”