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Celtic due £6m windfall following Chelsea deal with Southampton
CELTIC could earn as much as £6million if Virgil van Dijk completes his move to Chelsea this month.
If Liverpool buy Van Dijk they will win title – Paul Merson
Chelsea have launched a £60m bid to sign Dutch defender Van Dijk in the January transfer window, Express Sport understands.
Blues manager Antonio Conte is keen to outbid Manchester City and land the 25-year-old midway through the season.
And a deal of this size could earn Celtic a timely windfall.
It is understood the Hoops have a 10 per cent sell-on clause in any transfer fee generated should Van Dijk leave Southampton.
It is the same clause they inserted in Victor Wanyama’s sale to Saints in 2013 and which earned them £1.1m from his subsequent switch to Tottenham.
Chelsea are wary that City are in crisis at the back and that Pep Guardiola is keen to sign an experienced Premier League centre-back.
Celtic could earn £6m from Virgil van Dijk's move to Chelsea
Chelsea want to sign Van Dijk (left) for £60m
Van Dijk (second left) was a regular at Celtic before moving to Saints
Van Dijk was sent off in yesterday's clash with West Brom
John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi have struggled for forge a cohesive partnership in the absence of injured club captain Vincent Kompany.
Van Dijk was sent off in Southampton’s 2-1 defeat to West Brom yesterday and will miss the trip to Everton tomorrow (3pm).
As for Celtic, they ended 2016 with a 2-1 win over rivals Rangers yesterday to move 19 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
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