Of the twenty teams in the Premier League, Southampton is a somewhat special team. ◢ with ◢ dream ◢ small ◢.com

They are like Atalanta in Serie A.

Vigorously develop youth training, and the success rate of young players is very high.

They continue to send talents to the strong teams in the league, and are deeply "loved" by the big teams.

Bale, Luke Shaw, Lovren, Lallana, Walcott, Chamberlain, Mane, Chambers, Wanyama...... and other stars, all of which are produced by Southampton.

Now, all the Premier League's powerhouses have their sights set on another talented player produced by Southampton.

Dutchman defender and Southampton's new captain Virgil van Dijk.

Some joked that Southampton handed the captain's armband to Van Dijk in order to emulate Arsenal.

This may be because everyone knows that Van Dijk is a player who is not destined to belong to Southampton. And Southampton's gesture of retaining Van Dijk is just to sell and sell at a high price.

Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool all want Van Dijk very much.

It's no secret.

However, Southampton's pricing for Van Dijk is still a headache for all four teams.

In the transfer market, the record for the highest transfer fee for a centre-back is held by David Luiz and John Stones, respectively.

In 2014, he moved from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee, but there are three versions, the highest at £5,000 (Sky Sports) and the lowest at £40 million (BBC, UK).

John Stones moved to Manchester City from Everton last summer for a whopping £4,750.

The £50 million offer that Manchester City made for Van Dijk was still rejected by Southampton.

This means that any team that wants to take their captain from Southampton is likely to spend a new record for the value of a defender.

Perhaps stimulated by Chu Ge's transfer fee of 1.5 billion euros, the value of those excellent players in the transfer market is also rising.

Thinking about Ferdinand's original £30 million, it was already sky-high.

And now, for £30 million, all you can buy is a half-finished mangala.

In the first half of the Premier League, Van Dijk played the statistics of the world's top central defenders.

Whether it is the number of header duels and success rate, or the success rate of tackles, clearances, and one-on-one success, Van Dijk is even more impressive than Chiellini, Ramos, and Thiago Silva, but the pass success rate is slightly weaker than Ramos.

Giorgio Chiellini, Sergio Ramos and his sister-in-law are among the best centre-backs in their respective leagues and are the best centre-backs in the world.

And the twenty-five-year-old Van Dijk is quite close, if not up to their level.

It's no wonder Southampton will bid sky-high prices.

Good things really have no disadvantages except for being expensive.

And Manchester United are a little embarrassed.

Because they have no money.

Too much investment in the summer transfer window has led to a lack of momentum for Manchester United.

After selling Depay and Schneiderlin, Manchester United recouped some funds and freed up some salary space after Schweinsteiger's free transfer to Major League Soccer, but even then, they did not have enough funds to push for a deal for Van Dijk.

It's a little awkward.

After learning of Southampton's attitude, Ferguson was a little distressed.

Even if Van Dijk was offered a high price, he didn't want to give up trying to buy Van Dijk. However, funding problems also forced Ferguson to consider alternatives.

If Van Dijk cannot be finalised in the winter transfer window, United will still need a strong centre-back.

The problems in the team's defence have only become more obvious as time goes on, as the team's fitness declines, and as the teams become familiar with Manchester United.

Running away won't solve the problem.

To do well, Ferguson will have to find a way to fix the holes in the team's backline.

Only in this way can the team's results be truly stable, and there is hope to strive for better results.

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Time flies by quickly in the cross-fertilization of the transfer parties.

On January 21, it was time for a new round of league competitions.

In this round, Manchester United unexpectedly capsized.

They lost 01 away to Stoke City, the potters.

After a massive winning streak, United suffered a defeat for the first time.

After the game.

Ferguson calmly accepted the defeat.

'No team can win an entire season and it's a shame that a 10-game winning streak was halted, but that's football. You can win against a very strong opponent or you can lose against a team that looks relatively weak. It's nothing. ”

"The players are a bit tired from the back-to-back games and my coaching staff and I will figure out how to fix that."

'The defeat was probably a fluke, but it did reflect some problems at the back. In 22 league games, we were the only team in the top few players who conceded goals every time. We can't go on like this. ”

"If you don't do a good job at the back, it's going to be difficult for the team to compete for the title, or to keep the second place."

The media saw Ferguson's post-match remarks as putting pressure on the club's hierarchy.

'Manchester United need a good centre-back.

In the aftermath of the defeat in this game, the Manchester Evening News has been very blunt in pointing out United's most serious problems at the moment.

'We can't ask Manchester United's front-court players to do more. Chu 17 goals, first in the scorer list; Ibrahimovic has 14 goals, is joint third in the scorers' charts, and it is Manchester United's fortune to have such a strong attacker. However, if the number of goals conceded remains high, Manchester United are destined to miss out on the league title this season. ”

'As much as the team's results have been surprising, Manchester United supporters are undoubtedly hungry for more.

"Because we're Manchester United."

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes wrote in his column.

At this time, the media in London were reporting.

'Chelsea's two-goal win over Hull was unstoppable.

"Manchester United lose, Chelsea win and Antonio Conte's team is firmly in first place!"

"Approaching the title in his first year at the helm, just how strong is Conte?"

The media sang the praises of Conte and his team.

Last season, Chelsea's three-year spell was in turmoil, finishing the season in the middle of the table and not even qualifying for the Europa League.

Who would have thought that a change of coach would make this team desperate.

This season, they are the team with the highest winning percentage in the league.

Twenty-two rounds of league play, with a score of 55 points, everyone was amazed.

In addition to Manchester United's defeat and Chelsea's win, there is also an unexpected news that has received a lot of attention.

Related to Van Dijk.