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Virgil van Dijk returns to Southampton first team training following failed summer transfer move to Liverpool

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Virgil van Dijk has returned to first team training following a failed summer transfer to Liverpool.

The Dutchman trained away from the Saints' first team for the duration of the summer, and refused to go on pre-season tour with the side.

Instead Van Dijk remained in England, training with the Under-23 squad and working alone on his fitness with club staff.

Virgil van Dijk has returned to Southampton first team training following his failed transfer
Virgil van Dijk has returned to Southampton first team training following his failed transfer
The Dutchman made clear his desire to leave the club and handed in a transfer request
The Dutchman made clear his desire to leave the club and handed in a transfer request
New bossu00a0Mauricio Pellegrino is now expected to put Van Dijk back into the starting XI
New boss Mauricio Pellegrino is now expected to put Van Dijk back into the starting XI

Van Dijk found himself at the centre of one of the biggest transfer dramas of the summer, with his heart seemingly set on a move to Liverpool.