Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has demanded that his club sign Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk ahead of Chelsea.
Earlier this week, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte asked other top English sides not to allow Pep Guardiola have a free run in the transfer market, as allowing them to sign all the best players would not be healthy.
Metro is reporting that Guardiola has asked for the signature of van Dijk alongside Alexis Sanchez.
The Dutch defender also remains a Liverpool target, but the Reds would wait for encouragement from the Saints before making another move following their illegal pursuit of the defender last summer, which ended with them making a public apology.
Van Dijk has not been as brilliant as he was last season, this may be due to the injury he sustained last season which ruled him out of action at the beginning of the season.
However, he is still highly rated and the Saints would reportedly ask for at least £60 million for his signature.
It is still unclear if he would be sold next month, but Guardiola sees him as a long term replacement for Vincent Kompany and would be ready to wait until next summer.
