27-12-2017 18:48 via theguardian.com

Liverpool agree world-record £75m fee with Southampton for Virgil van Dijk

• Holland international will be most expensive defender in history
• Liverpool had wanted to sign Van Dijk last summer for £60mLiverpool will sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton in January after agreeing a fee of £75m for the Holland international – a world record for a defender. The Merseyside club had wanted to take him last summer and indicated a willingness to pay £60m only for the move to break down in acrimonious fashion. Related: Harry Kane breaks recor
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