Virgil van Dijk If it seems like Saints are constantly raiding Celtic for their star players, then van Dijk has proven once again it is with good reason.

Classy, composed, strong in tackle, good in the air, excellent on the ball - Van Dijk seems to have it all.

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The Dutchman arrived at Saints with considerable boots to fill.

Toby Alderweireld has been simply superb for Saints in the previous season, and if the Belgian had opted to stay at Saints rather than go to Spurs then there is little chance that van Dijk would have been signed.

However, it certainly worked out for the best for Saints.

The scouts didn’t have to take a long flight from Southampton to check out van Dijk, and their assessment was once again spot on.

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He has quickly become a hugely popular player with the supporters, and looks as though he has been playing alongside Jose Fonte for years.

Van Dijk is probably the slight favourite to win the Daily Echo Player of the Season trophy this season, and it’s not hard to make the case for him.