Although the deal was agreed earlier, on the first day of the January transfer window, Virgil Van Dijk has officially signed a contract with Liverpool.
The Guardian have stated that the Dutchman’s £75m transfer from Southampton to Liverpool was made official yesterday.
With the transfer, the former Celtic player has become the most expensive defender in football history, and many experts believe that the price paid by manager Jurgen Klopp was too high.
However, it’s up to Van Dijk to justify the money invested on him and improve the situation in Liverpool’s shaky defense.
Poor performances from Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip and Ragnar Klavan have forced the Anfield-based team to invest huge money on new centre-back.
The former Southampton’ captain has provided impressive performances during the past two seasons, and he is expected to retain a high level of play in his new club as well.
We will have to wait and see whether Van Dijk will finally be able to bring stability to the Liverpool defense.
