Southampton boss Claude Puel refusing to give up on keeping hold of Virgil van Dijk.

Captain Van Dijk is at the centre of an almost continuous stream of speculation, linked with Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City, with a fee of around £50m touted.

“I cannot prevent all the newspaper journalists writing speculation about him," Puel said.

“It's the same thing, he's has a long contract with Southampton, he's our captain, he's an important player for us and I wait for him for next season as he cannot play until the end of this season."