Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge has told the Sunday World that Virgil van Dijk can still force a move to Anfield.
Sources told ESPN FC that Van Dijk indicated he was keen on a move to Liverpool before the Merseyside club later apologised to Southampton and said they had ended their interest in the centre-back amid tapping-up allegations.
However, Aldridge, who made 104 appearances for Liverpool between 1987-1989, feels the transfer is not entirely "dead in the water" due to the power players now hold when it comes to transfers.
"Players and their agents hold all the power these days and if he says he won't kick another ball for Southampton and demands a move, it will happen," he said.