Virgil van Dijk (Photo: Southampton FC/Matt Watson)
SAINTS defender Virgil van Dijk has been called up by Holland for Sunday's Euro 2016 qualifier away to Turkey.
The 24-year-old, who moved to St Mary's from Celtic on transfer deadline day, joins the Dutch side after their 1-0 defeat to Iceland last night.
Van Dijk, who is yet to be capped at senior level by the Netherlands, was initially included in the provisional squad, but was upgraded after Bruno Martins Indi was sent off against Iceland, meaning he is now suspended.
Holland are in significant trouble in Group A, with their latest defeat leaving them in third place with three games to go - eight points behind leaders Iceland and six behind Czech Republic, who are second.
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