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Virgil Van Dijk: Liverpool To Sign Southampton Defender For World Record £75m by sirjentul05(m): 9:32am On Dec 28, 2017 |
Southampton centre-back Virgil van
Dijk will join Liverpool when the
transfer window re-opens on 1 January
in a world record £75m deal.
The Netherlands international had been
expected to join the Reds last summer
after he handed in a transfer request.
But a move fell through when Liverpool
apologised for making an alleged illegal
approach for the 26-year-old.
The fee is the most ever paid for a
defender - Manchester City paid £52m to
Monaco for Benjamin Mendy in July.
Van Dijk said in a statement he was
"delighted and honoured" to sign for the
Merseyside club and accepted he had had
a "difficult last few months" at St Mary's.
He was left out of Southampton's squad
for their 5-2 Premier League defeat by
Tottenham on Tuesday, prompting
speculation he was set to leave the
club.
"Southampton have agreed a fee that will
set a new world record for a defender,"
the south coast club confirmed on
Wednesday.
The player only signed a new six-year
contract last year, having joined the Saints
from Celtic for £13m in September 2015.
However, Liverpool's interest in the
summer prompted a transfer request from
the player which saw him forced to train
alone by manager Mauricio Pellegrino.
He returned to first team action in
September, featuring in a win at Crystal
Palace.
Van Dijk's former club Celtic will benefit
from the record transfer fee - the Scottish
champions are understood to have had a
10% sell-on agreement on any future deal.
Though he will join the club on 1 January,
Van Dijk will not be able to register as a
player until 2 January so will not be
available for Liverpool's trip to Burnley on
Monday.
The Anfield club also announced he will
wear the number four shirt.
The Van Dijk fee tops the £48m release
clause the Reds have agreed for RB
Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita, who will
move to Anfield next summer.
Source www.bbc.com/sport/football/42496637
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