But just days after it was reported City were closing in on Van Dijk, Liverpool secured a club-record £75million deal for the Dutchman. Van Dijk has since been a revelation at Liverpool and was named PFA Player of the Year for the 2018-19 campaign. Virgil van Dijk has been superb since joining Liverpool 18 months agoVirgil van Dijk is massively popular with the Anfield faithfulThat’s something I love - real fans, real passion Virgil van DijkOn how important his spell in Scotland was for his career, Van Dijk told the Guardian: “It was massive. “That’s something I love - real fans, real passion. Virgil van Dijk spent two years with Celtic before his move to the Premier LeagueVirgil van Dijk hailed the partisan Celtic fan baseVirgil van Dijk says Liverpool's fans were partly the reason he joined the club

Source: Express May 28, 2019 05:01 UTC