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Liverpool lacked a solid defender at the back during their 5-0 loss to Manchester City. The main reason was that Liverpool failed to sign a defender in the summer and that is one thing that bothers Jurgen Klopp a lot.

However, Ian McGarry of the Transfer Window Podcast has claimed that they will be signing Virgil van Dijk in January. Speaking on the podcast, McGarry said:"I spoke to a close friend of his and Van Dijk definitely believed his deal to Liverpool was all agreed in terms of his personal terms in terms of this transfer window that's just closed. He will join them in January."The report in Daily Star claims that McGarry even revealed that the main reason for the transfer to collapse was the takeover of Southampton by Chinese owners. The club didn't need funds from his sale to bring in new players and that blocked his move.

Liverpool were keen on signing Van Dijk in the summer but spoke to him before agreeing a deal with Southampton. The Saints threatened to take action against the reds and that forced them to issue a public apology.

They were forced to withdraw their bid for the player but they did not end their interest in him. They made a move late in the window again but was rebuffed Southampton as they stood by their decision of not selling the club captain.The Saints made the decision to not sell Van Dijk after the Dutch defender rejected a move to Chelsea. Southampton were interested in cashing-in on him but were not interested in selling him to Liverpool – the only club Van Dijk wanted to join.Also read: 5 players who rejected Chelsea this summerThe heart of the matterIan McGarry is confident that Liverpool will sign Virgil van Dijk in January. He also believes that it will solve their defensive issue.

Liverpool reportedly agree terms for £70 million transfer in JanuaryJurgen Klopp is keen on signing him at any cost!

by Sripad @falsewinger
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What’s the story?Liverpool lacked a solid defender at the back during their 5-0 loss to Manchester City. The main reason was that Liverpool failed to sign a defender in the summer and that is one thing that bothers Jurgen Klopp a lot.

However, Ian McGarry of the Transfer Window Podcast has claimed that they will be signing Virgil van Dijk in January. Speaking on the podcast, McGarry said:"I spoke to a close friend of his and Van Dijk definitely believed his deal to Liverpool was all agreed in terms of his personal terms in terms of this transfer window that's just closed. He will join them in January."The report in Daily Star claims that McGarry even revealed that the main reason for the transfer to collapse was the takeover of Southampton by Chinese owners. The club didn't need funds from his sale to bring in new players and that blocked his move.In case you didn’t know...Liverpool were keen on signing Van Dijk in the summer but spoke to him before agreeing a deal with Southampton. The Saints threatened to take action against the reds and that forced them to issue a public apology.

They were forced to withdraw their bid for the player but they did not end their interest in him. They made a move late in the window again but was rebuffed Southampton as they stood by their decision of not selling the club captain.The Saints made the decision to not sell Van Dijk after the Dutch defender rejected a move to Chelsea. Southampton were interested in cashing-in on him but were not interested in selling him to Liverpool – the only club Van Dijk wanted to join.Also read: 5 players who rejected Chelsea this summerThe heart of the matterIan McGarry is confident that Liverpool will sign Virgil van Dijk in January. He also believes that it will solve their defensive issue.

What’s next?Liverpool and Southampton are very close to agreeing a deal for Van Dijk. the only reason they did not sell him in the summer was that they wanted to stand by what they said. Despite being the club captain, Van Dijk had handed in a transfer request to force the move. He's now set to feature for them in the coming months before heading for his dream move to Anfield.Also read: Leo Messi reportedly makes final decision on Barcelona's new contract offerAuthor’s TakeVan Dijk would be a brilliant signing for Liverpool but will it solve their defensive issues? Nope. They need to sign one more centre-back as Lovren and Matip are lacking competition.

Liverpool target Stefan de Vrij, 25, is also attracting interest from Inter Milan and Juventus, who are keen to sign the Lazio defender on a free transfer. (Calciomercato via Teamtalk)

Here we go again !


Liverpool open to letting Philippe Coutinho join Barcelona in January transfer

Liverpool have reportedly told Philippe Coutinho they will listen to offers in January from Barcelona.


The Reds infuriated Barcelona and frustrated Coutinho when they refused to do business in the summer and repeatedly turned down bids.
Barcelona made three bids with Coutinho handing in a transfer request on the eve of Liverpool’s opening Premier League game in August.
Liverpool never wavered from their position and never even sat down with Barcelona officials to discuss a possible deal.

Coutinho has now been reintegrated into the Liverpool first-team and scored a goal and set up another in the 3-2 win over Leicester City on Saturday.
However, Spanish outlet Sport claim the midfielder has not given up on a move to Barcelona and is now targeting a January switch.
Coutinho’s representatives sat down with club officials in Boston, the base of owners FSG, and have reiterated their desire to join Barcelona.

Did anybody notice the utter indifference displayed by Klopp when Coutinho scored last night? Usually he's leaping and jumping all over the place, I'd say his face screamed: 'oh no not that little Barca bound basturd again'!