Player Profile

Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Southampton and the Netherlands national team.

• Full name: Virgil van Dijk

• Date of birth: 8 July 1991

• Age: 26 years

• Place of birth: Breda, Netherlands

• Height: 1.93 m

• Playing position: Centre back

• Current team: Southampton

• Number: 17

Liverpool shocked the world of football when they made a record signing of the Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk with a transfer fee of £75 million beating Manchester city to it.

On 1st January one of Klopp's dream will come to pass when the center back officially join the club.

It was not that easy to get his signature, it was through a good relationship that made it all possible between the two sides.

With the Netherlands international underperforming at St. Mary's and going through the motions this season, Mauricio Pellegrino admitted that the club's hardline stance may have not been the wisest action.

"We tried to do the best for the team," he said this week. "The board decided to try to keep our best player at the club. This situation is a big learning curve for everybody and now we decide what is the best for the club."

Alan Shearer is furious with the transfer of Virgil van Dijk in a fee of £75 million to Liverpool in January claiming the defender doesn't deserve that kind of fee

Liverpool fans heard the news and where soo full of joy and happiness that Southampton star would be joining the club in January.

With this news the defender will be the most expensive defensive player in history when it comes to defenders.

The former Southampton player believes Van Dijk is severely over - valued.

"No, he is not worth it at all. Southampton could have named any price they wanted and Liverpool were desperate," the former England international told.

"As we have witnessed many times this season, Liverpool are in dire need of a centre-half. He is good, but £75m? No."

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