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Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool to sign Southampton defender for world record £75m
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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.
Listen: Van Dijk not worth £75m - Shearer
"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.
"Proud to join one of biggest clubs in world" - Van
Dijk statement
"Delighted and honoured to have agreed to become a
Liverpool FC player. Today is a proud day for me and
my family as I join one of the biggest clubs in world
football.
"I can"t wait to pull on the famous red shirt for the
first time in front of the Kop and will give everything
I have to try and help this great club achieve
something special in the years to come.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to say
thank you to Les Reed, the board, manager, players,
fans and everyone at Southampton.
"I will always be indebted to the club for giving me
the opportunity to play in the Premier League and
despite a difficult last few months, I have thoroughly
enjoyed my time at Saints and have made friends for
life at the club."
Analysis
BBC Sport"s Simon Stone
It has cost Liverpool an additional £15m and half a
season, but manager Jurgen Klopp has finally got his
man.
Southampton pulled the plug on a proposed £60m
deal during the summer, such was their unhappiness
at the way they were being railroaded into a
transfer.
However, the tell-tale sign Klopp knew who he
wanted to address defensive deficiencies and
wouldn"t be changing his mind came through the fact
Liverpool did not try for an alternative.
After conceding 23 goals in 20 Premier League games
so far, Klopp has been reminded often enough he
needed to strengthen his defence.
Now he has done it, he will hope his side can retain
their attacking brilliance and close the gap to
Manchester United and Chelsea and, in time, start to
challenge at the very top of the Premier League
table.
Liverpool"s desire to sign Van Dijk comes through the
size of the fee, which Manchester City - who were
also interested - were not prepared to match.
As for Southampton, they have got rid of a player
who clearly had no wish to remain on the south
coast and generated the funds that will allow them
to reinforce a squad that has struggled for the past 12
months and led to speculation manager Mauricio
Pellegrino is on dodgy ground.
A world record fee - and £171.5m on Saints
players
France full-back Benjamin Mendy moved from
Monaco to Manchester City in 2017, with Kyle Walker
joining Pep Guardiola"s side from Tottenham in the
same year.
David Luiz joined Paris St-Germain from Chelsea in
2014, while John Stones arrived at City from Everton
in 2016.
Van Dijk will become the sixth Southampton player
signed by Liverpool since 2014 - at a total cost of
£171.5m.
The other five to have joined are: Sadio Mane (£34m),
Adam Lallana (£25m), Dejan Lovren (£20m), Nathaniel
Clyne (£12.5m) and Rickie Lambert (£5m).
"Crazy money" - reaction
Ex-England and Southampton striker Alan Shearer on
BBC Radio 5 live
Southampton have got one hell of a deal. Van Dijk is
a good player, yes, but for £75m? No, he"s not worth
it at all.
Southampton could have named any price they
wanted. They knew Liverpool were absolutely
desperate for a centre-half. Everyone is aware they
are desperate - we have seen them come up short
several times this season.
When Liverpool try and sign a goalkeeper - which
they also desperately need - they will find the same
thing.
We"ve been saying it for a number of years now -
that transfer fees have gone through the roof - and
this one has taken it to another level.
Former Southampton manager Harry Redknapp on 5
live
It seems inevitable for Southampton to lose top
players every year. It must be disappointing to see so
many players leave. Their scouting system has been
good - they tend to sell and make profits but
eventually that will back fire. They"re in a relegation
battle this season - they"re going to have to scrap.
It"s crazy money for a central defender. When he
was at Celtic, a lot didn"t think he was good enough
for a top-six club at that time. Southampton took a
chance and suddenly his fee has gone through the
roof. It"s a crazy fee. Southampton have been good
at finding replacements, but whether they can do
that again is now the question.
Ex-Southampton defender Francis Benali on 5 live
It has always been on the cards. It was just a case
of when and for how much. Virgil has been
outstanding at Southampton. I looked at him as a
player who could quite literally go to any club in the
world. He is that good.
I would say since he came back into the side this
season he hasn"t quite been firing on all cylinders and
looking quite as good as he was before the injury,
but that could be said for the whole side.
Your response on #bbcfootball
Tom McCarron: £75m for Van Dijk? Football has
officially gone mad; that"s 1 Gareth Bale or 2
Mohamed Salah"s or 315 Luke Chadwicks
David Jennings: Just got to say... £75m... really?!
Ajay Yadaz: Liverpool signing Virgil van Dijk for
£75m tells us something is wrong with modern
football. Amazed, gutted, pathetic.
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