Since arriving from Southampton in January 2018, Virgil van Dijk has become a Liverpool legend and one of the best defenders of his generation – but he wasn’t the only centre-back linked with a move to Anfield at the time.
Liverpool were leaking goals throughout 2017, leading Jurgen Klopp to pay £70million for Van Dijk in an emergency measure to plug his leaky defence.
It was a decision that instantly paid off; Liverpool reached the Champions League final four months after Van Dijk’s arrival and would win both the Premier League and Champions League within two seasons afterwards.
We’ve taken a look back at Liverpool in the year before Van Dijk’ …
- June 23, 2023
