This is Southampton’s dream January defence including this key target

CB – Virgil van Dijk

Arguably the best defender in the Premier League so far this season, the best piece of business Southampton can do in January is to keep Virgil van Dijk at St Mary’s.

He has been outstanding, both defensively when called upon, but also with the ball at his feet – he can doing everything most modern managers want from a centre-back.

Unsurprisingly, several Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Everton, and Manchester City, are eyeing up a move on the former Celtic defender, but he’s so important to this Saints team that they have to do all they can to keep him at the club.