Darren Fletcher says he told West Brom to sign Virgil van Dijk in 2015, but the defender's price tag at the time was too much for the club to part with.
The Scottish midfielder, now at Stoke City, says he kept a close eye on Van Dijk during the Dutchman's stint at Celtic.
Van Dijk featured for the Scottish club from 2013-15, winning two league titles before joining Southampton for a reported £13 million ($17m) transfer fee.
Now recognised as one of the best defenders in the Premier League at the heart of Liverpool's defence, Van Dijk earned plenty of praise from Reds' great Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football.