Netherlands centre-back Van Dijk will join Liverpool for £75 million, a record fee for a defender, when the January transfer window opens.
The deal has been met with doubt by many pundits for a player who has struggled to hit top form since returning from a foot injury, but Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp stated is convinced the signing will prove a shrewd one for the Reds.
And Saints boss Pellegrino is equally confident his side will be stronger collectively once the money has been reinvested.
“You have to analyse in a positive way to reinvest this money in our squad to try to be stronger,” he said. “At Southampton it is impossible to bring in players for £80million or £50million.
“But maybe for us it can mean a couple of good players. Maybe we can change one player for two or three players with this money.
“We are talking about the couple of targets that we’ve got. I would like to bring in a couple of players minimum and we have to work for this.”
