Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifications - Europe - Netherlands vs Bulgaria - Amsterdam, Netherlands - September 3, 2017 Netherlands’ Wesley Hoedt in action REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters
(Reuters) - Southampton's new centre back Wesley Hoedt has backed his Netherlands team mate Virgil van Dijk to get his club career back on track after a summer of turmoil and is relishing the prospect of a strong partnership with his compatriot.
Hoedt signed for Southampton from Lazio in the close season, while Van Dijk was agitating for a move away from the club. Van Dijk has not played since handing in a transfer request that resulted in him being banished from first-team training.
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