• Holland international will be most expensive defender in history[br]• Liverpool had wanted to sign Van Dijk last summer for £60mLiverpool will sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton next week after agreeing a fee of £75m for the Holland international – a world record for a defender. The Merseyside club had wanted him to join last summer and indicated a willingness to pay £60m only for the trek to demolish down in acrimonious fashion. Related: Harry Kane breaks record in style as Tottenham brush aside Southampton Continue reading...
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