FILE- In this Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016 file photo, Southampton's Virgil van Dijk, left, with a team mate during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Southampton at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. Southampton defender says he has handed in a transfer request to leave the English Premier League club, expressing frustration that interest from "multiple top clubs have been consistently rebuffed." (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)