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10th June 2017
08:51pm BST

The Dutchman was about to leave Southampton to become the most expensive defender in the history of football. But then the Saints reported Liverpool to the football authorities for illegally approaching the player.
That then led to an ongoing saga, with Van Dijk changing his Twitter avatar to a photo of him not wearing a Southampton shirt, and tweeting out a mysterious cryptic image. Liverpool also released a statement expressing their “regret” over the situation.
https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/872916231753531393Now however, it seems that Liverpool might not have been the only club to illegally approach the player. The Irish Independent are now saying that Southampton could be under investigation for contact between Van Dijk and Chelsea.
Van Dijk still has five years left on his contract, and yet clearly wants to leave the club, so this could drag on all summer.
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