10 Players Newcastle Should Break Their Transfer Record For

4. Virgil Van Dijk

Age: 24 Club: Celtic Nationality: Dutch Estimated Market Value: £17 million League Apps (2014-15): 35 Virgil van Dijk has been linked with a move to the Premier League all summer long and reports now claim that Southampton have opened the bidding on the Celtic centre-back at around £8 million. Now, it would be expected that such an offer would be far too low for a player who has been linked with Manchester United and Everton, and it could be that Newcastle United could trump both clubs with a bid of around £17 million and ramp the pressure up on the other teams. Van Dijk was simply outstanding for Celtic last season and scored an amazing 10 goals in all competitions during his 58 games for the club. The 24-year-old€™s defensive skills are equally as impressive; he is a strong, powerful and aggressive central-defender who, at 6ft 4in, has an aerial presence that would him tower above most strikers and defenders in the Premier League.