- Liverpool announce the signing of defender Virgil Van Dijk
- The Dutchman arrives for a world record fee of £75m
- He would move to Anfield when the transfer window re-opens on January 1, 2018
Liverpool have confirmed that they have reached an agreement with Southampton for the transfer of defender Virgil van Dijk.
The club announced that the 26-year-old defender would move to Anfield when the transfer window re-opens on January 1, 2018.
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The Netherlands international will be assigned squad number four, upon his arrival at Liverpool.
The defender joins for a world record fee. Photo: BBC
Van Dijk joins for £75m which would make the Dutchman the most expensive defender ever.
Negotiations speedily progressed between the sides after a long process of the Reds repairing the relationship with their counterparts following a tapping-up saga in June.
The Netherlands international underwent a medical on Wednesday, December 27 and he is now Liverpool’s highest outlay on a player.
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Pep Guardiola had been confident of adding the 26-year-old to his high-flying squad when the winter window opened, but Van Dijk rejected City’s pursuit for a second occasion.
Goal.com reports that he is set to earn £180,000 a week at the Meyserside club.
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