Sentences with phrase «dijk after»

Liverpool have suffered a blow in their pursuit of Southampton defender Virgil Van Dijk after the player, who is also on the radar of other top Premier League clubs, has said that he would prefer to work under Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

The Saints could hand a first start of the season to Virgil van Dijk after he came on at the very end of the 1 - 0 win at Crystal Palace last weekend for his first start of the season.

Manchester City could be set to rival Liverpool for the transfer of Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk after the injury to John Stones at the weekend.

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Things have just gotten far worse for Ronny Deila's side too, with Virgil van Dijk given his marching orders after seeing a second yellow.

i think we should go after Van Dijk then call it «not a fantastic but a good window» that is if we keep Sanchez

However, another player Wright mentioned in the interview was the Southampton and Netherlands centre back Virgil Van Dijk and he is still available, especially after the news reported by The Mirror and others today that the Dutchman has handed in a transfer request and released a statement making his desire to leave the Saints crystal clear.

If you're talking about league table, we've only showed defensive stability after van Dijk came in, so that'll have to wait next season.

Imagine this line up after signing van dijk or schar and william carvalho or kondogbia in january transfer window..

Watch Celtic centre - back Virgil van Dijk leave the field after seeing red in this Europa League San Siro clash...

Despite this, after selling Vermaelen for around # 15 million, he left it too late, with apparent last minute enquiry for centre backs such as Matija Nastasic and Virgil van Dijk not materialising into bids.

One world class defender can not solve the issue, Liverpool has learned it after paying so much for Virgil Van Dijk.

After missing out on delli alli, van dijk and mane you would of thought Wenger could learn from his mistakes and get kante but nope he wanted the Arteta replacement (xhaka) you know the CM captain that won nothing for arsenal lol this season I thought bakayoko would be our main target along with Mendy but nope just kolansinac!

Van dijk was another one I wanted years ago same deli Allie after I was watching adobe on loan the list is endless but wenger thinks his players are way better than they actually are!

Van Dijk is a transfer target for Chelsea and Liverpool, according to Metro, and he had looked on course to move to Anfield earlier this summer, before the Reds were forced to drop their pursuit after being reported to the authorities for tapping - up.

Van Dijk rose way above Spurs centre - back Jan Vertonghen to nod home, after a fine free kick by James Ward - Prowse.

Sunderland have made a # 6m bid to sign Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, 23, from Celtic after Atletico Madrid's Toby Alderweireld, 25, rejected a move to the Black Cats --(the Times — subscription required)

In front of him, Antonio Valencia, Southampton stalwart Virgil van Dijk, Angelo Ogbonna and Liverpool man James Milner form the backline with the latter getting the nod after another solid performance as he continues to be a reliable presence for Jurgen Klopp.

Van Dijk has not appeared for Southampton since January after suffering an ankle injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign.

Despite being keen not to speak about other team's players, Conte let slip that he's a fan of Van Dijk, calling him «a really good player» after his side's win over the Saints.

I would have given Sanchez an early offer to extend with a rigid deadline and if he didn't sign he would have been sold immediately to the highest bidder outside of England... I would have sold Gabriel, DeBouchy, Walcott, Welbeck, Ramsey or Ox, Wiltshire, Gibbs, Jenkinson and Ospina... I would have kept Szczy and gone after Douglas Costa, Hakan Calhanoglu, Van Dijk, Aubameyang, Aurier and Carvalho... all would have been possible, as most either moved to other teams or were actively being scouted by other teams... this team provides formation flexibility, some much needed size on the back - end and bags of scoring potential going forward: not to mention it would be a relatively youthful squad with ample first - touch capabilities to maintain the «beautiful» game and would have vastly increased our potential to score both on the counter and from set pieces

Say your solution is Van Dijk and he gets injured after two games.

Van Dijk had been a target for Liverpool all summer but the Saints refused to sell the player, despite the centre - half handing in a transfer request, after the South coast club accused the Merseyside outfit of «tapping - up» their team captain.

The Saints will have a slender lead to protect in the second leg, as Redknapp picked out Virgil van Dijk as one of their star performers after the Dutchman produced a dominant display.

The former Lyon man has a release clause of just # 53million in his current deal, which is peanuts in this current market after recent huge fees paid for the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Aymeric Laporte among others.

I heard we made a deadline day bid for Virgil Van Dijk from Celtic after failing with Nastasic from City.

If not, why not and do you think that Arsene Wenger should now be looking at him, or does this statement show that Van Dijk is not the sort of player that we need after all?

The Mirror add that Chelsea are also set to make a whopping # 50m bid for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk, with the Dutchman pushing for an exit from the Saints after handing in a transfer request last month.

They had to formally apologise for tapping up Virgil van Dijk, after all, and they weren't doing so just because they thought it might be funny.

From the Saints perspective, they'll be looking to find a long - term replacement for Jose Fonte after his exit for West Ham in January, while Wimmer could also be a perfect defensive partner for Virgil van Dijk if the Dutchman stays at St. Mary's beyond this summer.

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri is considering tabling a bid for Liverpool target Virgil Van Dijk in the quest to fill the void left by centre - back Leonardo Bonucci after he left for AC Milan earlier this summer.

It is unlikely Van Dijk will ever put on the red and white of Southampton again, after the centre - back launched a vicious attack on the club's bosses in a strongly - worded statement, as per the Express.

Unsurprisingly, Liverpool fans were also delighted with what they saw, especially from their latest recruit, as Van Dijk was the biggest talking point amongst most after the game as he was lavished with praise.

Wish we had William Carvalho in Famini's place and Virgil Van Dijk in Per's, just saying after actually watching a couple of games with those guys.

Verane (after seeing Chambers today) or at least someone like Van Dijk

Kane himself won one of the penalties after going down from a challenge from Loris Karius, while Erik Lamela was adjudged to have been fouled by Virgil van Dijk for the second.

Well after a rocky start, Liverpool have conceded a total of three goals (one of which was erroneous penalty) in the past six matches that world record defender, Virgil Van Dijk has started for the Reds.

Chelsea also need a centre half, but an agreement for first choice target Virgil van Dijk is unlikely after Southampton made it clear the Dutchman is not for sale.

After a long summer, controversies, back - channel talks, and promises of a truckload of money, Virgil van Dijk's transfer saga finally came to an end yesterday.

What a curious transfer window; after snapping up Robertson, attempting to convince Virgil Van Dijk to join, and registering an interest in Naby Keïta, the Liverpool transfer front went silent.

van Dijk is also a target for Liverpool but the Saints have made it clear they don't want to sell to the Reds after their illegal approach to sign the Dutchman.

After the events of the past week you would have thought Liverpool would let the waters calm between themselves and Southampton following the Virgil Van Dijk tapping up fiasco which followed with a grovelling apology from the Merseysiders.

An experienced squad, including Virgil van Dijk, finding his way back after long exile, should have enough to pull clear of too much danger.

Madrid president Florentino Perez wants to sign a new centre - back, but is wary of paying too much after seeing Liverpool spend # 75 million on Virgil van Dijk.

Although a potential move to the Reds was broken down in June after they were accused of tapping Van Dijk up, he is still intent on getting together with Jurgen Klopp.

The Saints are more willing to sell Van Dijk to Chelsea rather than Liverpool after the Merseyside club made an illegal approach for him last month.

While Van Dijk becomes the world's most expensive defender, Neymar still holds the title of the game's costliest player after joining Paris Saint - Germain from Barcelona for 222 million euros in August.

The good news, though, is that outside of his current four - month layoff, in his entire senior career Van Dijk missed just one game with Celtic due to an unspecified knock and seven games with Groningen after having his appendix removed.

Van Dijk saw a potential move to Liverpool fall through earlier in the close - season after the Reds were forced to apologise for their pursuit of the centre - back after Saints complained to the Premier League.

After Ryan Bertrand had been brought down by former Saint Victor Wanyama, James Ward - Prowse's free - kick proved inch - perfect for van Dijk, who planted a firm header beyond the grasp of Hugo Lloris.

There's a reason, after all, why both Chelsea and Manchester City — the latter strong favourites to win the league this season, while the former sit solidly in the top four — also targeted Van Dijk as their first choice centre half.