Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier has slammed the rebellious Virgil van Dijk, in an interview to the talkSPORT this Wednesday.
According to this website, Le Tissier has said that the Dutch defender’s behavior is unprofessional and distasteful.
He stated: “It’s been going on long enough, and he’s still here! He still wants to be on his own…and to be honest, that’s pretty unprofessional.
“He’s got four and a half weeks [until the end of the transfer window], but the club have been pretty insistent so far that he signed a five year contract and he’s going nowhere.
“If players have all the power, he would have gone by now – but it’s all rumbled on for a few weeks now and he hasn’t got his own way.
“Perhaps the tide might be turning a little bit. The fact a lot of clubs now are in a much healthier financial position means the power might just be shifting back to clubs if they want to dig their heels in.
“They’ve got the money, they’re not desperate to bag the £60million it would take to get him away from the club, and if Southampton feel like they want to make a stand with Van Dijk, they can.
“It’s a shame. It doesn’t look very good on the player, he’s got five years left and the only way he can be sold is if the club accept an offer for him – that hasn’t happened, so you have to get on with your job.
“I find it pretty distasteful when players start players start refusing to play for clubs when they’re paid very good money to be there.”
However, the former Saint has expressed his hope that the 26-year-old player is going to stay at St Mary’s.
For now, Virgil van Dijk is training alone after he had requested to be placed on the transfer list.
Matt Le Tissier played for Southampton in 16 years, and he had become one of the most respected people in the history of the club. In 443 appearances for the first team, he has scored 161 goals.
He was famous for his penalty kicks accuracy, and during his career, at Southampton, he only missed one in 48 attempts.
