Disagree wholeheartedly mate.

Yes he can and will improve. But I had him in top couple left backs in the league the last 2 seasons.

Time will tell but he's 100% a signing that reeks of ambition for me. At least on the part of the boss.

Will prove a better player than Walker or Keane by comparison.

You don't think Lovren and Matip could handle it for a couple of weeks?

They are more than capable but VVD is better than Lovren.

Think your being a tad harsh on Dejan mate, there is no doubt VVD is superior to Lovren but Lovren has done ok for us to be fair, ok, he's subject to a brain fart or two but tell me who hasn't, i'm all for a Matip/VVD partnership of course, but like all other positions we need two capable of performing at the level we will be playing at, i would doubt that even the best of the best won't err when under severe pressure,

we're going to be playing many more games than we did last season, so we're going to be needing players like Lovren to come in to cover without too much disruption, also, this is healthy competition for the squad, knowing one f**k up could mean a spell plucking splinters from their arse cheeks, bearing this in mind will have the players playing at their optimum, and running thru those proverbial brick walls.

YNWA

Left out the squad and he mentioned he doesn't want to stay there?

On his way.

Get yer finger out Naby lad..

Giving up on Keita and now this.

Great summer window we are having. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/28/southampton-determined-keep-virgil-van-dijk-plan-reintegrate/

Southampton determined to keep Virgil van Dijk and plan to reintegrate him in squad

Jeremy Wilson, Deputy Football Correspondent

28 July 2017 • 4:31pm

Southampton hope to reintegrate Virgil van Dijk into first-team training next week, with new manager Mauricio Pellegrino preparing to again tell his captain that he will not be sold this summer.

Van Dijk has been left to train back at the club’s New Forest base while the rest of the squad continue their preparation in France after he was judged not to be in the right of frame of mind but it is understood that the 26-year-old has worked diligently this week on his fitness.

Southampton’s new board of directors remain adamant that this will be the first summer since the departure of former chairman Nicola Cortese in 2014 in which they will not make major sales. That stance extends to Ryan Bertrand – who has been of interest to Manchester City – as well as Van Dijk.

The Van Dijk situation blew up early in the transfer window when a series of stories emerged in which it was reported that Van Dijk wanted to join Liverpool due to their manager Jürgen Klopp. That led to a complaint by Southampton over suspicions of direct contact between Van Dijk and Klopp – which would be against Premier League rules – and then an apology from Liverpool and promise that they would not pursue the transfer.

Southampton remain confident that Van Dijk will accept the situation, not least because any future chance of a move to a club in the Champions League would hardly be helped by a loss of form or any question-marks about his commitment. Van Dijk, whose contract does not expire until 2022, has not played since January following an ankle injury and it was Pellegrino who decided that he should stay outside the group until he was fully committed psychologically. Southampton play St Etienne on Saturday in France before final warm-up fixtures at St Mary’s over the next week against Augsburg and Sevilla.

As well as keeping Van Dijk and Bertrand, Southampton are looking to make one or two additions and there has been interest in Tottenham’s Kevin Wimmer.   

Rumours from the Saints forum that VVD deal is virtually done so conflicting news.

Which is what happens when all the leaks have dried up.