Van Dijk could have joined City Manchester City came close to signing Virgil van Dijk from Celtic, according to the Hoops' former manager Ronny Deila.
Van Dijk moved to Southampton from Celtic in 2015, before his £75m move to Liverpool two-and-a-half years later. But according to Deila, City could have brought the Dutchman to the Premier League. "Did I get in touch with City?
Yes. I said you have to take him," the Norwegian said. "They said, 'OK, tell me the best European game he has played and we will watch it'. "I couldn't tell them what game that was because he hadn't had any real good European games.
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