Summer mercato thread 2025-26 (233 Viewers)

Nov 30, 2021
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Hey @Grok, at what age was Virgil Van Dijk when he was in Celtic/Southampton?
Virgil van Dijk was born on July 8, 1991. He played for Celtic from June 2013 to September 2015, and then for Southampton from September 2015 to January 2018. Here's the breakdown of his age during those periods:

- **Celtic (June 2013 - September 2015)**: Van Dijk was 21 when he joined Celtic in June 2013 and turned 24 by the time he left in September 2015.
- **Southampton (September 2015 - January 2018)**: He was 24 when he joined Southampton in September 2015 and was 26 when he transferred to Liverpool in January 2018.

So, he was 21–24 years old at Celtic and 24–26 years old at Southampton.
 

s4tch

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Mar 23, 2015
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Which no matter what we do this summer, is probably what our expectations should realistically be.

We're certainly not competing to win the league.
which is a shame, because before bremer's injury, jj looked like an easy 80+ points team with a very solid defense. we could have easily challenged for the scudetto with a full squad

and now we're already setting the expectations this low even before the season has started
 

Bjerknes

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Mar 16, 2004
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which is a shame, because before bremer's injury, jj looked like an easy 80+ points team with a very solid defense. we could have easily challenged for the scudetto with a full squad

and now we're already setting the expectations this low even before the season has started
Yeah but keep in mind that setting expectations low is actually supporting the club.
 

Scottish

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Mar 13, 2011
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Virgil van Dijk was born on July 8, 1991. He played for Celtic from June 2013 to September 2015, and then for Southampton from September 2015 to January 2018. Here's the breakdown of his age during those periods:

- **Celtic (June 2013 - September 2015)**: Van Dijk was 21 when he joined Celtic in June 2013 and turned 24 by the time he left in September 2015.
- **Southampton (September 2015 - January 2018)**: He was 24 when he joined Southampton in September 2015 and was 26 when he transferred to Liverpool in January 2018.

So, he was 21–24 years old at Celtic and 24–26 years old at Southampton.
1 point to Turk then - Van Dijk was already at a European giant when he was 23
 

Mokku

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Apr 17, 2019
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For Tudor's 3-4-3 we need 3 solid CBs and reliable cover, 2 excellent WBs and cover, and the rest we can get away with if we start Yildiz, Muani, and Conceicao. We need Weah and Mbangula on rotation, we're never getting any better cover for a combined 20M. We don't even need Luiz or Koopmeiners so cash in for some defenders. Sell Vlahovic for a CM. Regardless of who we rested, the City match should've been a wake up call, especially because City could've scored another 5. It's really important to get this right or it's another wasted season.
 
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