London Evening Standard : reported that Virgil van Dijk hope for Chelsea with Southampton furious at Liverpool

Chelsea hope Southampton will choose to negotiate with them over Liverpool if they decide to sell Virgil van Dijk this month. But if there is a slight chance they can sign Van Dijk, then the club will make an attempt. Speaking on Van Dijk, Pellegrino said: "The situation is the same. Southampton are still furious with Liverpool and Chelsea think they would be more willing to deal with them if it came to negotiating a transfer. Van Dijk is continuing his attempts to force a transfer away, with Liverpool still his preferred destination, and refused to travel on the club's pre-season tour to France last week.

Chelsea Transfer News: Virgil van Dijk theories conjured up by club's fans

Virgil van Dijk has gone on strike at Southampton as he tries to push through a moveThe general consensus among Blues fans on popular forum www.theshedend.com is they don't need to splash out a huge transfer fee on Van Dijk. It was yesterday revealed the Blues were pondering a £50milion move to lure him away from St Mary's. Many are already satisfied with the current defensive options and they see the Southampton captain as an unnecessary priority. Looks like it's a signing just to keeping him away from the other teams." One thinks they are just trying to keep him away from Liverpool and wrote: "How are we going to fit 5 central defenders into the back 3, as well as Christensen.

Chelsea aim to beat Liverpool with £50m bid for Virgil van Dijk

(AMA/Getty Images)Chelsea are hopeful that they can beat Liverpool to the signing of Virgil van Dijk with a £50 million bid for the centre-back, according to reports. Share this article with Google PlusChelsea will launch a bid for Virgil van Dijk. Van Dijk is one of Liverpool's top targets. (Getty Images)Van Dijk has already informed Southampton that he wants to leave before the end of the window, and it's claimed that Anfield is his preferred destination. When asked if Southampton's stance will change, Pellegrino said this week: 'We continue in the same way.


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