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Manchester City Transfer News: Latest Rumours on Virgil van Dijk, Steven N’Zonzi
- Updated: December 27, 2016
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has suggested a deal for Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk will be “impossible” to complete in the January transfer window.
The Netherlands star has been in commanding form at the back for the Saints this term and has been linked with a clutch of elite sides, including City. However, when quizzed about the prospect of a midseason swoop for the defender, Guardiola shut down the speculation.
“Will Van Dijk come here?” Guardiola said, per Alex Porter of the Manchester Evening News. “Next month here? He is not going to come here next month because it is impossible. He is a Southampton player and we don’t want him now.”
According to a recent report from Sam Wallace of the Daily Telegraph, City and Everton are considering a possible move for the 25-year-old when the window opens, although Southampton are said to value Van Dijk at a whopping £60 million. If a team were to meet that figure, it would be a world-record sum for a defender.
As we can see here courtesy of this snap from Jose Fonte’s Instagram account (h/t Bleacher Report UK) it seems as though the Saints squad are aware of the speculation too:
Virgil van Dijk’s Secret Santa has an excellent sense of humour (
