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Why Man City, Arsenal and seemingly everybody else wants Southampton defender Van Dijk

The Netherlands international is set to be one of the hottest properties in the summer transfer window, with several Premier League sides interested

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"I think he could play for Barcelona, I think he could play for Real Madrid - it wouldn't surprise me if he took his career on to those pathways.”

The above comment could have been made about any number of players ahead of the summer transfer window, with the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Marco Verratti and Kylian Mbappe having generated talk of interest from La Liga’s heavyweight duo.

They are, however, the words of former Celtic manager Neil Lennon and the subject of his effusive praise is none other than Virgil van Dijk.