The Virgil Van Dijk Stays at Southampton Thread

Current market it isn't

 

2-1 with 2 stunning Liverpool goals

VVD is probably watching thinking I'd love to be playing with them!....

on a ridiculous amount of money per week!!

 

I think we're best off getting rid now so we can sort out a replacement and start preparing properly for next season. If we're gambling on VVD changing his mind then that's a bit of a risk in terms of how we go in to next season. I know Stephens is a good prospect, but we were tanking goals with him & Yoshida last season.

 

Lukaku is younger, more proven & a striker which are always more expensive. He went for £75m.

As a club it's interesting we moan about transfer fees, yet think it's ok to charge £60m+ for a centreback.

 

Lukaku only had 2 years left on his deal. It is the fact that VVD has 5 that is influencing his fee.

 

Coutinho trying to impress Barca it seems

 

I haven't seen us moan about transfer fees? You also ask as much as you can so you get as much as you can. I have no problem, like I have no problem in Van Dijk asking to leave.

 

Two words.

Kyle.
Walker.

 

Unfortunately Barca are already impressed, but this display isn't helping matters!

He'll leave us, although unlikely this summer.

But in all honesty I wouldn't expect anything different. He has no ties to Liverpool or England and would love to play in Spain with Barca.

Same as VVD tbh. He has no ties to Southampton other than a meaningless contract. He was never going to stay once bigger clubs came knocking. Exactly the same with Coutinho and Barca, he'd go for sure.

 

Best right back in the league Kyle Walker? Going from a Champions League rival and also homegrown? £10m less than the reported minimum fee we'd accept for Van Dijk? What is your point?

 

I wish I had a meaningless contract of £80k a week!

You are right though. Sadly.

 

Plenty of interviews I remember Les Reed talking about not getting value for money in the transfer market and not spending over the top on players.

 

That Van Dijk is a better player.

 

Disagree with him being the best RB in the league.

 

Transfer fees take other things into consideration, like the things I mentioned in my previous post.

 

Who's better, Valencia? It's a league of **** right backs. Azpilicueta is a centre back now.

 

Very unsavoury when players say they won't play and they're going on strike etc.

The **** has been taking his wages whilst being on the sick for 6 months, and then behaves like this?

Poor form, he was happy enough to sign a 6 year deal a year ago.

 

Clyne for starters.

 

Lol consecutive England managers disagree. Walker is quality, he was Guardiola's first choice.