FOOTBALL : VIRGIL VAN DIJK JOINS LIVERPOOL FOR USD $100 MILLION ! NOW BECOMES WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE DEFENDER !

FOOTBALL : VIRGIL VAN DIJK JOINS LIVERPOOL FOR USD $100 MILLION ! NOW BECOMES WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE DEFENDER !

BREAKING: Liverpool agree £75m fee with Southampton for Virgil van Dijk and he will join the club on January 1, according to Sky sources. #SSN pic.twitter.com/SLS4tteg4T
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) December 27, 2017

Liverpool just shattered the transfer record for a defender.

Is Virgil van Dijk worth it? 💰💰💰 pic.twitter.com/2SZNvbqt0w
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 27, 2017

Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool agree world record £75m fee for Southampton defender https://t.co/PPNZpUKZbY
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 27, 2017

£75m for Van Dijk!

The Dutchman is leaving Southampton to join Liverpool. #LFC and #SaintsFC fans - are you happy with that deal?

More ➡️ https://t.co/uZ86Y8UscS pic.twitter.com/cHj54UpGBm
— BBC 5 live Sport (@5liveSport) December 27, 2017

Liverpool AGREE £75m fee with Southampton for Virgil van Dijk #LFC #Saintsfc #vanDijk https://t.co/AIfuubMUoF
— Daily Star Sport (@DailyStar_Sport) December 27, 2017

Exclusive: Liverpool agree world-record £75m fee for Virgil van Dijk @JWTelegraph https://t.co/5jqZFXDApS
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) December 27, 2017

🤑 WORLD RECORD

Celtic set for multi-million pound windfall as Southampton's Virgil van Dijk joins Liverpool in record £75m deal.

➡️ https://t.co/V7fwm5mAgx pic.twitter.com/F0cr64IWiE
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) December 27, 2017

LIverpool confirm club record deal to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton https://t.co/hG0r4jMnZ9 pic.twitter.com/ISEJNHHkRF
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) December 27, 2017

Liverpool Football Club can confirm they have reached an agreement with Southampton for the transfer of Virgil van Dijk. Full story on Liverpoolfc.com now.
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Liverpool Football Club can confirm they have reached an agreement with Southampton for the transfer of Virgil van Dijk.

Full story: https://t.co/tJy9vsGOen pic.twitter.com/L17A7UwqaU
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 27, 2017

#SaintsFC has reached an agreement with #LFC over the transfer of @VirgilvDijk in January. Full statement: https://t.co/BKhX6Q1mTm
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) December 27, 2017

Liverpool are back in the race and they have just taken the lead!

They have agreed a £75m fee for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk.

More: https://t.co/4j9Kg8KTbb pic.twitter.com/ehJKiAHJDz
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 27, 2017

Liverpool breaks defensive record fee with signing of Virgil van Dijkhttps://t.co/Zkh7Gw76Vf pic.twitter.com/tLd1GtZwfj
— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) December 27, 2017

Liverpool stump up world-record fee for a defender to land £75m Van Dijk, writes @_pauljoyce https://t.co/4HZrzq4pos #lfc pic.twitter.com/iR6CmIreJB
— Times Sport (@TimesSport) December 28, 2017

UPDATED: Liverpool strike world-record deal to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton

Full story | https://t.co/LHxTjIHO3z pic.twitter.com/GCcHOf8nEe
— Indy Football (@IndyFootball) December 27, 2017

Van Dijk will become a Liverpool player on January 1. No ifs. Not buts. No maybes. It's happening. And it's primarily down to one man. Jurgen Klopp. (Echo)
— Anfield HQ (@AnfieldHQ) December 27, 2017

Liverpool finally have their man in Virgil van Dijk but now that they do, the Dutch defender must answer five key questions:https://t.co/o1xyDIVV5Q pic.twitter.com/XGPWqxWMvI
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 28, 2017

Virgil van Dijk 'can be a great' as Liverpool agree to pay £75m for defender.

Former senior Celtic scout Neil McGuinness gives his verdict on the player he found.

Read: https://t.co/r1Ze9Tb58v pic.twitter.com/SEzpYGnweI
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 27, 2017

Van Dijk is happening - and it's primarily down to one man #LFC https://t.co/0HadDuD9w1
— Liverpool FC News (@LivEchoLFC) December 28, 2017

Van Dijk, who is likely to be at Anfield on Saturday when Jürgen Klopp’s side face Leicester City, did not give up on his ambition to play for Liverpool and has overlooked City’s interest once again to realise the desire. (Paul Joyce)
— Anfield HQ (@AnfieldHQ) December 28, 2017

Breaking news: @LFC agree deal to sign Virgil van Dijk from @SouthamptonFC https://t.co/S9MdYs705P pic.twitter.com/PH1AQkQJkv
— HT Sports (@HTSportsNews) December 27, 2017

Revealed - how #LFC made a south coast dash to prevent any chance of Man City hijacking van Dijk dealhttp://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-liverpools-emergency-dash-stop-14086751
— Liverpool FC News (@LivEchoLFC) December 28, 2017

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville SLAMS Liverpool for price of Virgil van Dijk transfer fee https://t.co/pz7gO7MAYv
— Express Sport (@DExpress_Sport) December 27, 2017

Van Dijk underwent a medical today after rejecting interest from Manchester City in order to realise his ambition of joining Liverpool, having seen the Anfield club reluctantly abandon their pursuit of him in the summer, writes @_pauljoyce https://t.co/0iv1DQixOQ
— Anfield HQ (@AnfieldHQ) December 27, 2017

#Liverpool agree world record deal to sign Van Dijk from #Southampton https://t.co/rewmaOeV5J pic.twitter.com/M3xPHGtevH
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) December 27, 2017

Celtic net multi-million pound Virgil Van Dijk windfall as Liverpool agree world record deal with Southampton #LFC https://t.co/ugwTJJz76L pic.twitter.com/XSDcmkiLES
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) December 27, 2017

Virgil van Dijk: New Liverpool signing sends message to fans after £75million deal agreed https://t.co/nFedFtlze1 #LFC pic.twitter.com/gbYP9AkcCr
— Express Sport (@DExpress_Sport) December 27, 2017

A late Christmas present for Liverpool fans #LFC

Virgil van Dijk signs in £75m deal.

Read about it all here: https://t.co/AIfuubMUoF pic.twitter.com/x4VjjXHb0Q
— Daily Star Sport (@DailyStar_Sport) December 27, 2017

Back in June Danny Mill's said it would be "ridiculous" for Liverpool to pay between £50m-£60m for Virgil van Dijk.......https://t.co/uZ86Y8UscS #LFC pic.twitter.com/QUnbx5XnYx
— BBC 5 live Sport (@5liveSport) December 27, 2017

The story and the transfer to blow everything else out of the water. What a coup by Klopp https://t.co/fXqXibF1yB
— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) December 27, 2017

"Manchester City were interested in van Dijk right up until two weeks ago"@sistoney67 explains just how close the defender came to joining Pep Guardiola's side. https://t.co/uZ86Y9c34q #LFC #MCFC pic.twitter.com/RndYxdW0oU
— BBC 5 live Sport (@5liveSport) December 27, 2017

Southampton didn’t like the way Liverpool tried to sign Virgil Van Dijk last summer. Now they do. Business is business.
— Ian Darke (@IanDarke) December 27, 2017

Van Dijk also has an incredible free-kick which provides another decent option for Liverpool. Unfortunately for him we've a world class free-kick taker ahead of him but when Alexander Arnold is rested he'll get a chance at some.
— DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) December 27, 2017

£76 million - Box Office earnings for Dick van Dyke’s Mary Poppins.

£75 million - Virgil van Dijk’s transfer fee to Liverpool.#sweeper #supercalifragilistafuckthatsalotforadefender
— Adam Peacock (@adampeacock3) December 28, 2017

Virgil #vanDijk has his heart set on a move to #LFC. (Daily Mail) Do you think we'll get him? 🤔
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