Virgil van Dijk has revealed the reasons why he elected to join Liverpool in January 2018 when he left Southampton, saying he took a holistic view of the clubs who were interested in signing him.
Touted as a rising star at the time, the Dutchman had interest from clubs all over Europe including the likes of Manchester City as he made the step up to a top-six club, but he opted to move to Anfield.
He has since grown into one of the outstanding players in the world game, with Fabio Cannavaro lamenting that he missed out on the Ballon d’Or while Franco Baresi, one of the all-time great defenders, has hailed his contribution to the Liverpool team that has sprinted to the brink of the Premier League title and won the Champions League last term.