The defender returned to first-team training this week after being banished by boss Mauricio Pellegrino for demanding to leave in a bid to force through a £70m switch to Liverpool.
But ahead of tomorrow’s visit of Watford Pellegrino said: “The conversation is private but he is training with the team and training at the same level.
“Everything is normal and that is good news for us.
“The past does not matter; the money, the budget. It does not matter. That is the best thing about football.”
The Dutch centre-half hasn’t played since suffering an ankle injury in January.
“It depends on the player now,” added Pellegrino. “He is coming from a long period of time without playing. He needs to train and to play games.”
The Netherlands international joined Southampton in 2015 from Celtic.
Since then he has made a total of 68 appearances for Saints and scored seven goals.
