How come matt le tissier never moved to a bigger club?

matt le tissier is famous for his excellent dribbling ability his long range efforts and his set pieces but i always found it strange that even though matt le tissier produced great football worthy of a big club like man u, liverpool or arsenal he never moved from southampton who lets face it were an under average team in the premier league and were involved in the relegation battle nearly every season so why did matt le tissier stay