Bertrand: "No bad vibes" with van Dijk

Ryan Bertrand has insisted that Virgil van Dijk's return to first team training has caused no disharmony at Southampton.

The Dutch defender was adamant about leaving the Saints for Liverpool over the summer, handing a transfer request which was staunchly rejected.

Despite the protracted saga, though, Bertrand insists there are "no bad vibes" with van Dijk.

"It is nice to keep hold of players," he told 'Sky Sports'. "There were no bad vibes in the dressing room. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and what they want to do in their lives, but we just get on with it and play as a team.

"He has clearly stated that there are some big teams involved and wanted him and he just wanted to go on and pursue his career and move on to really big things.

"But he had a contract with Southampton and it did not happen. The club did not want to sell him and that is it, that is football."