Think Liverpool could be a force next season, they are scary good now going forward, probably the best team in England attacking wise and with Van Dijk coming in along with Keita coming in the summer, have to say on paper all their weaknesses are being sorted.
Virgil van Dijk | OFFICIAL: Liverpool agree £75m fee (£70m upfront) with Southampton
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I rather they lose Coutinho and sign those two, so not sure they’d be a force. Once Coutinho leaves, hopefully there’s a knock on effect to Firminho as his best friends left.
He should give Karius another go, I know he does in Europe, but I mean give him another go as the first choice goalkeeper. He's a really good goalie, not sure what happened to him last season when he seemed to be so drained of confidence, when he was at Mainz, his confidence was part of his strengths, so it was strange to see him so affected. Given time he surely would be better than Mignolet.
Virgil van Dijk is a really good player, but that fee is mad, but I suppose many fees in the premier league are in that category, I'm just not quite used to it yet! Give me another year or so!
Wow, that’s a lot!
Didn’t Klopp say he would never ever spend such a big amount on one player?
Didn’t Klopp say he would never ever spend such a big amount on one player?
I can't think of another defender we could sign with his combination of physical and technical attributes. He has everything to be one of the best around. Reminds me of when Utd signed Ferdinand.
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You are not comparing VVD to Ferdinand, are you?
That would be a new level of overrating.
Yeah,certainly a statement of intent it seems.
Hopefully one of the journalists take 5 seconds out of gargling his bollocks at the next press conference, to remind him of his comments re: Pogba.
70 mil? Does it make him the most expensive defender?
Yep.
Talk about wishful thinking.
No it’s not.
Rio was one of the best and proved that in a World Cup where in a era there were a lot of great defenders about.
Van Dijk is 27 and spent most of his time in a Mickey Mouse league. He hasn’t basically played for a year and he couldn’t even get in a crap Holland team.
Their weaknesses are down to tactics and organisation. He's a very very good defender and I think people will realise that soon enough.
I don't think they'll be a force because of him.
Edit: he promised VVD captaincy in the summer as well. I'm amazed they've bewitched him. He could play for better clubs.
I don't think they'll be a force because of him.
Edit: he promised VVD captaincy in the summer as well. I'm amazed they've bewitched him. He could play for better clubs.
Still wondering how Klopp brainwashed him to join them even over the likes of Chelsea and City who have won the league in recent times, considering we knew both wanted him as well.
I don't get this place. We take the piss about their CBs, now they have one of the best in the league, we still take the piss.
Brilliant signing, regardless of money. We bought Lindelof for 30ish...
Brilliant signing, regardless of money. We bought Lindelof for 30ish...
£75M. By looking at the market right now, I think we got Bailey for a bargain price. I remember when we signed him, many Liverpool fans were laughing that we paid too much for him. But know I am laughing at them as they are wasting 75 millions.
And at the back, he will be proved as good as Lukaku.
And at the back, he will be proved as good as Lukaku.
What were Klopp’s quotes about the Pogba signing?
Not envious of this transfer at all because we have great CB's but I'm envious of Liverpool's attack, they are levels above in that department.
Jesus wept but hey, the market is inflated.
On paper is a very different thing to reality though. On paper, we've bought similarly high-regarded players for most of our weak positions over the past 4-5 years.
First big move of the window made, I think we’ll see a few this January made by the big clubs.
Still, £75m for a bloke that hasn’t played much this season is bonkers, saints have took Liverpool to the cleaners there!
Still, £75m for a bloke that hasn’t played much this season is bonkers, saints have took Liverpool to the cleaners there!
He’s much MUCH better than they’ve got. Not worth the price, but it’s Barca’s wad they’re blowing
Geez. Well done Southampton!
This deal is making Pogba's and Lukaku's deal look like a bargain. Another time Klopp made to look like a hypocrite.
Gary Neville is bordering on pissing himself at the price on Sky Sports News.
It's crazy money, but no one will care if he is a good signing.
Ferdinand took a while to justify his fee (30m was insane in 2002), but it wasn't a talking point even then as he was still good enough.
Ferdinand took a while to justify his fee (30m was insane in 2002), but it wasn't a talking point even then as he was still good enough.
Lukaku will never be a bargain at 75m.
What does Lindelof have to do with anything? He's a ball-playing CB who has been improving for us in his first season, and is only 23, which is very young for a CB.
Not nearly close.
Both fullback positions are still weak, one promising kid each is not enough. GK is a problem. CB is still a problem as all of Lovren, Matip and Klavan are mediocre at best.
Central midfield is rather poor. Can will leave and Keita is certainly an upgrade on him, but even then besides Henderson all of Liverpool's midfielders will be b2bs or even more attacking than b2b, and Henderson isn't exactly Busquets.
Incredible amount of money. Simply mind boggling. Most expensive defender. SMH
You're really lashing out uncontrollably here. It's good to see.
For reference to Keita, and no one picking him up, see Coutinho, Suarez, Mane and the most famous recent reject: Salah.
I'd snap their hands off for that money.
VvD has not played that well this season but, then again no Saints player has. He's a far better player then he's showing at the moment though.
Still they wont want any other of our players as there aren't any good ones left!
VvD has not played that well this season but, then again no Saints player has. He's a far better player then he's showing at the moment though.
Still they wont want any other of our players as there aren't any good ones left!
Hope he'll do like the other Southampton CB they got.
£75m feck me
Going to be when everyone realises VVD is no better than your current crop.
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