The Van
Dijk deal was dead???!!! You, like everyone else, were very much hopeful of a deal being struck on deadline day.
The Van
Dijk deal was dead from the point Liverpool publically apologised and Southampton reiterated their stance that, like Coutinho, under no circumstances would he be leaving the club.
However, while the Van
Dijk deal is still a possibility in January, and his signing would no doubt strengthen Liverpool's side, there is a case to...
There were reports of illegal tap ups, apologies made from Liverpool and, as all this went on, there was no sign of a backup centre - back coming to Liverpool just in case the Van
Dijk deal failed to materialise.
Whilst the Van
Dijk deal broke down, in an embarrassing fashion, broadly speaking, Liverpool have got down to business in an efficient manner.
Not exact matches
The Mirror's report today also suggest part of Liverpool's plans to reinvest that money could be to revive a
deal for summer target Virgil van
Dijk.
Liverpool could be set to
deal a major blow to Arsenal's transfer hopes this January as they join the race to sign Celtic defender Virgil van
Dijk, according to the Daily Express.
Liverpool were warned about the tapping up of the Dutch defender Virgil Van
Dijk and they seem to have really upset the south coast club to the point that Jurgen Klopp seems to have accepted he will not get the defender this summer, but I bet the Saints would
deal with Arsenal and let us sign the centre back who seems keen to move and has been training on his own.
The Daily Mirror linked Chelsea with a # 50million bid for Van
Dijk during the summer, though the
deal never materialised as he remained at the St Mary's Stadium.
I want us to get a proper strong, Mobile DM that will protect the back 3 and initiate attack immediately, also i would want us to go all out for Van
Dijk and use Chambers as part of the
deal to reduce the fee.
Surely every Gunner out there would be happy to see Walcott move on as part of a
deal to bring Van
Dijk to the Emirates?
He said: «Talking about Virgil Van
Dijk, the
deal with Southampton for the Dutch defender is not easy, because the Saints don't have the urgency to sell, so they are free to wait for the right offer and, in the meantime, can afford the luxury of even keeping him out of the squad.
Mustafi update: As I said no
deal has ben agreed between Inter and Arsenal yet and Wenger has said he's not for sale but the truth of the matter is Mustafi wants the Inter move.Arsenal will only sell him if they can replace him with likely Virgil Van
Dijk or Johnny Evans but for now he's not for sale.They'll only sell if they can replace immediately OT: I've had it confirmed Ox will not be the only key player leaving Arsenal before the window ends.Take note that Arsenal are currently not close to signing anybody.
The former Lyon man has a release clause of just # 53million in his current
deal, which is peanuts in this current market after recent huge fees paid for the likes of Virgil van
Dijk and Aymeric Laporte among others.
Van
Dijk does not see things quite the same way though and has now not only handed in a formal transfer request but has released a statement complaining about the way his current club are
dealing with him and claiming that there has been transfer interest in him from more than one source, The Mirror reports.
Next, we should sell Ox for as much as we can extort from Chelsea or Liverpool, then take all that money, add another ten million plus Chambers, and do a
deal with Southampton to get Van
Dijk.
Further, it's also noted that Van
Dijk will earn # 200,000 - a-week in a bumper new
deal, and given the money involved in the transfer, it seems unlikely that either Southampton or the 25 - year - old will be able to refuse.
They think that they can get a bargain
deal done for Van
dijk.
What would make this Kolasinac
deal sweet, if true, would be getting Van
Dijk to arrive along with him.
Should Liverpool and Southampton end up agreeing on a
deal for Van
Dijk, it'll be interesting to see if the Reds can mount a more successful title bid next season, as Jurgen Klopp's side look to win their first league title in 27 years.
According to The Daily Mail, Liverpool were close to tying up a # 50m
deal for Van
Dijk shortly before Southampton submitted a complaint to the FA on the grounds of an illegal approach by the Merseyside club.
The Reds were at the time struggling and ultimately failing to sign Virgil van
Dijk, the Naby Keïta
deal hadn't gone the way we wanted, Philippe Coutinho was kicking up a fuss and Monaco's Thomas Lemar — an arguably more exciting name — was touted as Chamberlain's # 70m alternative.
If there has been a certain level of hysteria surrounding potential
deals for Virgil van
Dijk, Naby Keita and other less plausible options this summer, as well as the...
When Liverpool still wanted Van
Dijk, the quietly rebuilt their relationship with Southampton behind the scenes and got a
deal done by allowing Southampton to name their price — a price Liverpool then paid without fuss or further press leaks, springing a truly done # 75M
deal on the football world.
The arrival of Virgil van
Dijk in early January from Southampton in a world - record # 75 million
deal for a defender also brought new blood to the center back positions.
All the saga over potential
deals for Virgil van
Dijk and Mohamed Salah have taken the headlines but the German remains at the forefront of Liverpool fans» minds.
Unable to clinch prompt
deals for Naby Keïta and Virgil van
Dijk, Liverpool waited 12 and 6 months, respectively, ultimately securing the players the manager wanted.
There is no doubt Van
Dijk would jump at the chance, but that's a lot of money for a January
deal.
Arsene chose to (1) declare the
deal dead, saying Monaco aren't selling him (2) plant a story in the media that we're confident of landing him and Van
Dijk next summer.
Liverpool have already been active in the winter transfer window by agreeing a
deal for Van
Dijk, who will be eligible to make his debut for the Reds tonight.
While all that is good in theory, what happens if Van
Dijk comes in and turns out to be another Lovren, a player who looked like the real
deal because Southampton set up their team to suit his abilities.
It had been suggested City were front - runners for van
Dijk's signature with one report over the weekend stating a
deal worth # 200,000 a week had already been agreed.
It seemed that the Virgil Van
Dijk saga may finally come to an end with Antonio Conte's Chelsea coming close to sealing a
deal with the Southampton defender.
Liverpool have already strengthened their defense by securing a
deal for Virgil van
Dijk.
Liverpool Football Club have finally agreed a
deal with Southampton for Virgil van
Dijk.
Liverpool have the world's most expensive defender in their squad after completing a whopping # 75m
deal to sign Virgil van
Dijk from Southampton earlier this month.
There is an argument, of course that # 75m of that money has already been spent on Virgil van
Dijk — and while the timing of both
deals does hint at that, Liverpool have a net spend of around # 30m over the past two years not including the Coutinho and Van
Dijk transfers.
As a result of their apparent concern, the Reds will not submit an offer for Van
Dijk, who has five years left on his current
deal in Hampshire, unless Southampton make it clear they are willing to sell.
«I spoke to a close friend of his and Van
Dijk definitely believed his
deal to Liverpool was all agreed in terms of his personal terms in terms of this transfer window that's just closed.
A
deal for Chelsea's Costa is rather unlikely, but a move for Van
Dijk is not beyond the realms of possibility.
A
deal to bring to Coutinho to Barcelona now looks unlikely with just nine days of the transfer window remaining, but Pearce, who made around 750 appearances during his 24 - year playing career, says Liverpool should «make a statement» by signing Costa and Van
Dijk if they experience a change of heart over Coutinho.
«Virgil Van
Dijk was fully expected to leave Southampton for Liverpool in the Summer transfer window and the player was left disappointed and frustrated when the
deal failed to materialise,» he told TheGamblingTimes.com.
Van
Dijk would become the sixth player to leave the south coast for Liverpool since 2014 if he completes the
deal.
Should, Van
Dijk leave and despite Southampton insistence they will not
deal with the Merseyside giants — Bookmakers still believe that Anfield is still the player's most likely destination.
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have taken lead roles as Moody's agrees a $ 3bn (# 2.6 bn)
deal to buy Bureau van
Dijk, a Dutch data analytics group, from Swedish private equity company EQT.