Topic: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)

[Johnnyboy1973]

I don't care how much he costs.

Just the perfect signing.

It's gonna be a pleasure to see him throwing some strikers around whilst shouting at the rest of the back four to push up.

[Anfield89]

That's come out of nowhere. I'm quite pleased.

The announcement today  Or you didn't expect us to sign him in January?

[vallapureddy]

good luck Van Dijik and want you to be like 2nd coming of Mat Hummels for Herr. Klopp

[Caligula?]

We're going to win the Champions League

[Nick110581]

summer not jan.

Can will go but no reason for Phil to go.

This is a statement.

[idontknow]

Fantastic piece of news, and totally unexpected, to me at least. Good work those who made this happen, a great way to celebrate the New Year.

[Johns_Barn]

Our center back pairing from yesterday's game cost a total of £4m quid. Our top scorer only cost £35m.
For the last few years we've felt like a club who still has it's holy communion money. It's about time we've splashed out, so what's to talk about?

It is a world record breaking fee... Add to  to this coming from ownership that have under spent year on year, you'd be beyond naive to think it is not worthy on some discussion. For most of us it simply a shock. I literally had to sit down when I heard it. I was like the kid in the wheelchair, breating into the brown paper bag from Everybody Hates Chris!

Next up moronic journos staying we don't have the money ergo Phil is deffo offski... It's like they've no access to the Internet to see how little we have spent but just chose to regurgitate ill thought out headlines du jour.

[Caligula?]

The announcement today  Or you didn't expect us to sign him in January?

The announcement  Expected us to go in for him again but to drag it out throughout the whole of January

[Fordy]

Excellent signing.. made up.

Forget the fee.. let's wait to we find out the break down of the deal but for me I don't care about the amount. We need him.

[has gone odd]

welcome virgil, a great player for sure and at a time we really need a strong character at the back. hopefully hit the ground running.

it seems like we are resigned to lose phil at some point in the near future but naby should fill that void to. throwing some coin about, stronger squad.

going to be some final half of the season, bring it on!

[Wabaloolah]

Honestly, everything this club does can be spun negatively

yep, unbelievable really, we could have signed Messi and Nauer and someone would always find something else to moan about.

We've now signed all our targets from the summer I believe, Keita, Salah, Ox and now VVD.  OK didn't get them all in the Summer window but we got them!

Someone was saying on twitter this means that the rumour he heard earlier about Real activating a £100m release clause in Salah's contract must now be true!!! FFS

If FSG discovered a cure for cancer someone would come on here and pour scorn on it!

[Father Ted]

I don't care how much he costs.

Just the perfect signing.

It's gonna be a pleasure to see him throwing some strikers around whilst shouting at the rest of the back four to push up.

...or the rest of our back four ruin him, his career and his sanity.

[Anfield89]

The announcement  Expected us to go in for him again but to drag it out throughout the whole of January

That's a bonus a whole window now with no pressure to do anything in or out.

[Kwaideng]

Maybe posted already, but I can't be bothered looking:

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40730793

Great write up that. I would add not just 'exploit the movement of the likes of Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino.'  but those balls switched over to Mo as well. Not to mention that the composure and dominance should bring confidence to others like young Joe and Trent.
His value goes up already as soon as he steps on to Anfield just like Phil and Mo and Sadio....great investment.

[digger barnes 87]

Welcome to Liverpool,  please please please be good lad .

[Caligula?]

That's a bonus a whole window now with no pressure to do anything in or out.

Yup. I think if you'd have asked anyone what our top priority this winter should have been, it would have been the defense. And specifically the CB position. We've now got that covered.

[jillcwhomever]

Can will go but no reason for Phil to go.

This is a statement.

Exactly. Let's win something too even more of a statement to all of our players, none of them should feel the need to have to go on somewhere else just to challenge for trophies. They can do it at this club, and that's what we are building to do.

[Victor]

Loving that we're persisting on our first choice targets ...with Kieta . next summer .. no probs. With Van Dyke we just hang on and get him in January ... no messing around moving to second choice targets ... just identify who improves us and stick to it til we get them

Don't think this necessarily means anyone is going anywhere .. it's a statement to our existing squad as much as to our rivals

[sms1986]

it seems like we are resigned to lose phil at some point in the near future

Based on what? Why do people keep assuming that this signing has anything to do with Coutinho? No point worrying about a possibility like that until the summer, and that's if Barcelona ever come back for him.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

We've spent next to nothing for a while so the price doesn't seem like it's going to be much of an issue.

I'm delighted by this signing. It might take him a while to settle in, but any competition for places at the back is good for everyone.

[Kashinoda]

Klopp gets his man.

Fuck compromises.

[Sarge]

Cannot wait to witness Southampton fans literally booing our entire team for 90 minutes when we next play them!

[kennedy81]

 

[In the Name of Klopp]

Love how all rival fans and some of ours saying we must be funding it with Coutinho going.

News to everyone...we've spent fuck all for 5 years!

They said the same mate back in the summer, when we signedx Salah plus Keita coming in the summer. Sad sods!

I'm fucking made up. Superb signing by the club and Klopp. Good times ahead 

[meady1981]

Get the fuck in.
That's all I have to add.

[Kwaideng]

We've spent next to nothing for a while so the price doesn't seem like it's going to be much of an issue.

I'm delighted by this signing. It might take him a while to settle in, but any competition for places at the back is good for everyone.

And I'm back in the room.

[Harinder]

https://twitter.com/Harinder1977/status/946080637777272832

As can't embed the video 

[Sarge]

That's come out of nowhere. I'm quite pleased.

Really Been chasing the fucker like the Coyote chased the Roadrunner.

[mc_red22]

We are never conceding again

Have you seen our keepers?

[bird_lfc]

Another left back in the summer and we’ll be stocked up well defensively.

Glad this has gone through for both player and club. Best of luck lad

[rkgriffin]

Great signing!!  Can’t wait to see him play and who he is paired with. I wonder if Klopp will tease us and wait a few weeks for his first appearance.  I would start him in the derby!!!

[WhereAngelsPlay]

It is a world record breaking fee... Add to  to this coming from ownership that have under spent year on year, you'd be beyond naive to think it is not worthy on some discussion. For most of us it simply a shock. I literally had to sit down when I heard it. I was like the kid in the wheelchair, breating into the brown paper bag from Everybody Hates Chris!

Next up moronic journos staying we don't have the money ergo Phil is deffo offski... It's like they've no access to the Internet to see how little we have spent but just chose to regurgitate ill thought out headlines du jour.

How is it a shock when we offered near enough the same in the summer or did you think that we were just pulling an Everton ?

[wemmick]

Fuck, yes. Excellent. Gonna be a huge help in the second half of the season. We should have enough depth now to make a strong run in the CL and for top four.

[PIPA23]

nice message on his instagram to all the reds.

Welcome VVD!

[Alf]

Klopp hasn't compromised on his target and now he's got his man. Let's hope he does well.

[Purple Red]

Source?

Sauce?

[The Test]

Obviously the proof is on the pitch, but this feels like potentially the strongest squad we've had since I started supporting the reds in the mid 90's...

Have to echo what some other posters have said... was Southampton's insistence on delaying the sale the most pointless thing ever in sports? I could understand it if they then sold to Chelsea or City, but to then sell to us... senseless posturing.

[Yesitsanextender]

I know there are a lot on here thinking its Countinho money but, i perosnally think that if he is going lpool will have set up a player ready to come in and im talking a big time player. For this i think its not coutinho money at all...its vvd money set aside last season

[didi shamone]

Fuck the fee. Best in the league for me. No point fannying about...

[Caligula?]

Cannot wait to witness Southampton fans literally booing our entire team for 90 minutes when we next play them!

From saints web 

We may as well just boo their entire team when they next come to SMS