Virgil Van Dijk has made it clear that he wants to leave St Mary's this summer, Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino told The Telegraph.
However, the coach insisted that he has been told by the board that the Dutchman will not be sold under any circumstances.
"The boy said that he is not available to play because he wants to leave. This is the decision. I had to say, ‘If you don’t want to be involved because you don’t feel okay then you have to train alone until this period of time is over."
"The club was clear. The club told me they will not sell Virgil. We need the player, 100 per cent. I want to help the squad, I want to help Virgil, but we need a player, and I repeat, involved in every training session, not just with the body but with the mind on the pitch with the rest of the players."
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