Virgil van Dijk was always going to become one of the world's best - Maya Yoshida

Maya Yoshida says he recognised Virgil van Dijk would become a top footballer when they played together at Southampton. Southampton loanee Maya Yoshida says his goal is to keep Sampdoria out of the relegation zone when Serie A returns. Sampdoria and Japan defender Maya Yoshida said he always knew former teammate Virgil van Dijk would go on to become one of the best in the world. Yoshida's seven-and-a-half-year stint with Southampton is set to expire this summer but the Japan captain, now on loan in Serie A, figured in the Saints' most successful period this decade. Southampton finished as high as 6th in the Premier League in 2015-16 and reached the final of the League Cup the following season. Those two campaigns featured Yoshida...

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