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title: "Celtic: Fans hail Virgil van Dijk after seeing online clip of him speaking about Scott Brown"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-fans-hail-virgil-van-dijk-after-seeing-online-clip-of-him-speaking-about-scott-brown/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2019-11-13T16:45:54Z"
modified: "2019-11-13T16:45:54Z"
---

# Celtic: Fans hail Virgil van Dijk after seeing online clip of him speaking about Scott Brown

**Former Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk had a catch-up with Hoops skipper and [ex-teammate](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/virgil-van-dijk/gemeinsameSpiele/spieler/139208/plus/0?gegner=0&kriterium=2&wettbewerb=&liga=&verein=371&pos=&status=0) Scott Brown recently, with the Dutch international speaking highly of the 34-year-old.**

Goal.com reporter Neil Jones shared a video on Twitter (via [@neiljonesgoal](https://twitter.com/neiljonesgoal/status/1194240321732956162?s=21)) which shows the two players conversing with one another directly before commenting on each other separately.

https://twitter.com/neiljonesgoal/status/1194240321732956162?s=21

In the clip, Van Dijk said that he had looked at Celtic’s team in detail before sealing his move to Parkhead from Groningen in 2013, commenting: “I think everybody knows Scott Brown anyway, so before I arrived there I was like: How will he be? Will he be that crazy outside the pitch as he is on it?”

Van Dijk, who is now at Liverpool and the current [PFA Player of the Year](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48065752) and [UEFA Men’s Player of the Year](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2618573.html), scored [15 goals in 115 games for Celtic](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/virgil-van-dijk/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/139208) before leaving for Southampton in 2015 for £13m, as reported by [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34115519).

His standing as one of the world’s best defenders is reflected in his [runner-up finish in The Best FIFA Men’s Player award](https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/itqmjfv2sfevdiib4psc.pdf) for 2019 and his [nomination for this year’s Ballon D’Or](https://www.rousingthekop.com/2019/10/22/seven-liverpool-players-up-for-ballon-dor-as-reds-dominate-the-shortlist/).

These Celtic fans on Twitter enjoyed Van Dijk’s comments in the video and continue to hold the 28-year-old in very high regard:

> Get him back. He would make w decent deputy for Julien or Ajer
>
> — Huell Babineux 🇮🇪 (@HBabineux) [November 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/HBabineux/status/1194291811088584704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Big Virgil, absolute baller 💚🍀
>
> — Aaron Boyd (@aboyd1888) [November 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/aboyd1888/status/1194292222268706817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Best player I’ve seen at Celtic since Larsson
>
> — Chris Allan (Italia) (@Chrisallan89) [November 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/Chrisallan89/status/1194291202654375937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Fancy running yer contract down and coming back big man….
>
> — Scott Alcroft (@ScottAlcroft) [November 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/ScottAlcroft/status/1194279679743672320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [@peter\_butler\_](https://twitter.com/peter_butler_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@JaackDeee](https://twitter.com/JaackDeee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) bring him home
>
> — Liam Drohan (@DrohanCeltic) [November 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/DrohanCeltic/status/1194306629375795207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Big Virg knows his stuff
>
> — Stephen Walsh🍀🇮🇪 (@rebelcountybhoy) [November 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/rebelcountybhoy/status/1194268576330526720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What did you make of the exchange between Van Dijk and Brown? How good did you think the Dutchman was at Celtic? Share your views in the comments section below!***