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Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk is set to join Southampton in an £11.5million deal.

The giant Dutchman will become Saints boss Ronald Koeman's eighth recruit since he became manager at St Mary's.

Celtic have been fighting a losing battle to keep Van Dijk at Parkhead all summer.

But the Bhoys' failure to reach the knock-out stages of the Champions League has cost them millions in lost revenue - and now Van Dijk.

The Scottish champions have signed Manchester United's young centre-back Tyler Blackett to cover the 24-year-old's imminent departure.

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Van Dijk has agreed a four-year deal with Southampton.

Everton were also interested in signing the former Groningen defender, who moved to Celtic in a £2.6million deal in 2013.

But the Toffees moved out of the running after deciding that John Stones would not be allowed to join Chelsea.

That allowed Southampton to move into pole position and a dal is expected to be finalised in the next 24 hours.