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He probably could do a job there if urgently needed, I wouldn't play him there though. He's not one for bombing up the wings and swinging in accurate crosses. He's the one usually on the end of the crosses.

You're welcome, I hope he's very successful at the Saints. Nir Bitton is probably the next in line for a big money move somewhere. Another class act not far away from Van Dijk quality wise. But I'd like to keep a hold of him for a while longer if you don't mind? Hello, As mentioned the money in the Scottish game is miniscule compared to the money thrown at the BPL. For example for winning the league in Scotland the prize money is something like £2m, that's it. Another thing is Champions league, if we qualify for that and make the group stages we're guaranteed at least £20m (Prize money, win bonuses, TV money, ticket sales etc.) Sadly we've failed to qualify for the CL 2 years in a row and lost out on roughly £40m, some of which would've been invested back into the team. But instead we're in the Europa league where we'll make roughly £8m, which is good for us don't get me wrong but seems tiny after missing out on the £20m. We've pretty much just bought the best Scottish talents from other clubs in our league the past few seasons. Which is great don't get me wrong I love seeing homegrown players in our team but I think that's partly the reason we aren't qualifying for the Champions league. These players are capable of putting in great performances in the league but when it comes to the big games they lack the quality needed to see us through. Which is why we all (Celtic fans) would like to see more money invested into the team before the CL qualifiers as it will help us quality and ultimately earn us more money.

Hello guys, Celtic fan here with a keen interest in Southampton. I like how your club is run and you guys are my English team so to speak. Good to see Vic doing well and hopefully you guys keep a hold of him & I hope big Fraser is back from his bad injury sooner rather than later. As already mentioned we have agreed a fee with Dinamo Zagreb for Croatia u21 international Jozo Simunovic of around £4.5m. We don't usually spend that sort of money on any player so I think it's safe to assume Celtic are confident of selling Van Dijk to you guys and this guy is his replacement. There's no way we would be spending that much on a player if we weren't selling him especially since we've already brought 4 or 5 new players in. As for VVD, he's one of the best of not the best centre backs I've ever seen at Celtic. The guy is a class act and is far, far too good for the Scottish league, he has to move for his own good. He's tall, fast, great at tackling and very strong. He's also very good with the ball at his feet and can pick a pass out of nowhere. He does tend to leave the defensive line and go for a run up the pitch with the ball. Sometimes it results in a goal or sometimes he gives the ball away trying to take on too many players. I'm sure he won't try anything silly like that in the BPL though, he is an intelligent player. I think it'll take him a few games to get used to the physicality of the BPL but once he settles in he'll be solid. He will be a Southampton player before the deadline. I'll be keeping a close eye on Southampton this season, good luck for the rest of the season.