Virgil van Dijk training alone
Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino has said that defender Virgil van Dijk will train alone and has asked to leave.
"He is not involved with the team because psychologically he is not 100%," said the Saints boss.
"When I was talking with him, the boy said that he is not available to play because he wants to leave.
"I need to work with a player that works at 100% to defend Southampton.
"This is the decision. I had to say: 'OK, if you don't want to be involved because you don't feel OK, you have to train alone until this period of time.
"We need the player, but 100% - this is the question.
"I hope that Virgil can review his feelings, because you know that today players are big business - not just the player but behind him there is a lot of interest.
"I want to help the squad, I want to help Virgil but we need a player, I repeat, involved in every training session, involved not just with the body but with the mind on the pitch with the rest of the players."
Hear from Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino as he explains the latest situation regarding Virgil van Dijk.
"He is not involved with the team because psychologically he is not 100%," said the Saints boss.
"When I was talking with him, the boy said that he is not available to play because he wants to leave.
"I need to work with a player that works at 100% to defend Southampton.
"This is the decision. I had to say: 'OK, if you don't want to be involved because you don't feel OK, you have to train alone until this period of time.
"We need the player, but 100% - this is the question.
"I hope that Virgil can review his feelings, because you know that today players are big business - not just the player but behind him there is a lot of interest.
"I want to help the squad, I want to help Virgil but we need a player, I repeat, involved in every training session, involved not just with the body but with the mind on the pitch with the rest of the players."
Hear from Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino as he explains the latest situation regarding Virgil van Dijk.
Mauricio Pellegrino gives chapter and verse on latest Virgil Van Dijk situation at #saintsfc https://t.co/5FNtjf7TyN via @audioBoom— BBC Solent Sport (@solentsport) July 21, 2017
#Saintsfc boss Mauricio Pellegrino— BBC Solent Sport (@solentsport) July 21, 2017
has told Virgil Van Dijk to train alone as he is not "100%"
Pellegrino says VVD has asked to leave pic.twitter.com/vXHFSjZwMl
He signed a new 6⃣ year contract in 2016 📝 now @VirgilvDijk is training alone at Southampton 👉 https://t.co/6DxEjCbElB #Saintsfc pic.twitter.com/ybnwVxBJfW— BBC Solent Sport (@solentsport) July 21, 2017
Virgil van Dijk: Southampton defender training alone & wants move
Southampton captain Virgil van Dijk is training alone and wants to leave the club, says manager Mauricio Pellegrino. Pellegrino has ordered the centre-back to train separately from the rest of the first-team squad because he feels the player is "not 100%" mentally.
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