Virgil van Dijk

Arsenal were comprehensively beaten 3-1 by Liverpool on Saturday, but the one big positive was the performance of Nicolas Pepe.

Former Gunner Lauren insists that as good as Virgil van Dijk has been for Liverpool, his old teammate Sol Campbell was still better.

Arsenal’s former chief scout, Steve Rowley, advised the club not to sign Virgil van Dijk when he was at Celtic because he thought the player was ‘too nonchalant’.

Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk could all return from their injury problems as soon as this weekend, but Naby Keita’s prognosis is still unknown at this stage.

Arsenal turned down the chance to sign Virgil Van Dijk when he was worth just £12m, according to Celtic assistant manager John Collins.

The details of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s contract with Arsenal have leaked to the media, along with the specifics of Alexis Sanchez and Virgil Van Dijk’s deals.

Arsenal were apparently offered Virgil van Dijk for £6m back when he was a Celtic player.

Arsenal fans are having a meltdown on social media after Liverpool announced the January signing of Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk – a player the Gunners have been linked with all year.

Arsenal are in need of a centre-back, and supporters believe there’s one player who can come in and improve the side.

There are three players Arsenal must sign if they want to challenge for major domestic and European honours again.

The January transfer window will soon be upon us and, if we’re lucky, we could have some new players in the team.

Antonio Conte warns the other big-six clubs not to let Manchester City have a free run at players like Virgil van Dijk in January, considering how strong the Premier League leaders already are.

Thierry Henry believes Virgil van Dijk is as commanding a defender as Tony Adams and Sol Campbell were for Arsenal.

Arsenal’s squad will be undergoing some significant changes next summer.

One issue that seems to confuse a large number of football fans is tapping up. We’re going to try and clear up what tapping up actually is, as opposed to the normal contact you’d expect in any transfer.

The transfer window may have closed, but Arsenal still have a number of negotiations to make, with so many players’ contracts expiring in the next two seasons.

Southampton and Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk had an agreement in place with two of Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal, according to Gabriele Marcotti.

Arsenal’s deal to use Walcott as a makeweight to sign Southampton’s Virgil can Dijk is a non-starter, while Oxlade-Chamberlain nears a Liverpool move and Wilshere has been linked with Betis.

Arsenal’s hopes of including Theo Walcott in a deal for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk have suffered a blow ,as reports suggest the move would be a ‘non-starter’.

Arsenal reportedly could include Theo Walcott in a deal for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk this summer.