Celtic manager Ronny Deila has revealed that he would prefer to sell star defender Virgil van Dijk to a Champions League side.
The likes of Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United have been linked with the Dutch centre-back, but it was Southampton and Sunderland who reportedly came closest to sign him in the summer.
Deila says he wants the 23-year-old to move to a team capable of winning the Champions League when he does leave the Bhoys.
He said: “Virgil is better now and improves all the time. He looks fit and sharp and for me I hope when he leaves Celtic he goes to a top international club and we’re talking about one that could win the Champions League.
“I don’t have so much experience of those things, but in my opinion if he gets consistency in his play and is even more disciplined in his structure I can’t see his weaknesses.
“He’s quick, he’s strong, he’s good on the ball, he’s calm, he reads the play well, he’s good in the air. You name it, he has everything.
“He is the perfect defender. But he is his own enemy, he has to step up every day and go to training to get even better but I think he is improving all the time.”
