Neil Lennon couldn't believe he didn't have clubs queuing out the door to sign Virgil Van Dijk at Celtic - as he didn't see any vulnerability in the defender.
Van Dijk was back playing competitively in Glasgow for the first time since leaving Parkhead this week in a convincing 7-1 Champions League win over former rivals Rangers on Liverpool duty midweek. He joined Southampton from Celtic in 2015 and the Reds snapped him up from there in 2018, making him the world's most expensive defender at £75 million.
Groningen is where Lennon and the Hoops picked the Dutchman from and by the time interest beckoned to take him onto his next step, Van Dijk's former manager was shocked to see some reluctance. He was so sure of his potential he though La Liga's big guns were going to come calling. The Omonia Nicosia boss said: "Before Virgil went to Southampton I went to a couple of big clubs and asked them, 'What are you waiting for?'
