Transfer news: Virgil van Dijk expects to stay at Celtic despte Premier League interest

Virgil van Dijk believes he will still be a Celtic player by the time they take on Dundee United in the Scottish League Cup final.

The January transfer window shuts on Monday night but reported suitors Arsenal, Southampton and Sunderland have yet to make a move, despite keeping tabs on the Dutchman.

That would leave the defender free to face Dundee United in the March 15 trophy decider after he helped Celtic to a 2-0 win over Rangers on Sunday.

On his future, the Dutchman said: "Interest is fine, it's always good to have people watching you but I can do nothing with interest and it looks like Celtic don't want to sell me so it looks like I'm staying here.

"I'm happy here of course because Celtic is an amazing club and I love being here."

Van Dijk had one of his easiest afternoons in a green and white jersey as the Parkhead side clinched victory with two goals inside the first half hour at Hampden.

Leigh Griffiths headed Ronny Deila's men in front after 10 minutes before Kris Commons wrapped up the win with a powerful drive from the edge of the penalty area.

Pressure

Asked if it was as easy a victory as he could have expected, he said: "Yeah, it was a great start of course, we hoped for an early goal and got that, so yeah, it was an amazing start and they had not even one chance so it was good from us.

"I didn't expect more from Rangers to be honest. We analysed them very well, and we knew what to expect.

"It was a great experience, everything like the build-up and the tension. There was a lot of pressure on us of because everyone expected us to win, so we did well, especially the first half."