Liverpool willing to break club transfer record

Liverpool Football Club is willing to break its transfer record to land Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk, claim well-placed sources [that have been briefed by Anfield officials].

It is claimed that the Reds are willing to shell out a fee in the region of £50million for the 25-year-old Dutch centre-back which would exceed the £35million paid out for Andy Carroll when we were famously mugged off back in January 2011.

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Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City are all interested in the defender and even Everton have registered their interest which made us chuckle a little.

Virgil van Dijk’s representatives have made it clear that the player is looking for a move to a Champions League club which could, of course, prove a problem for Reds’ boss Jürgen Klopp due to the fact that a number of rival clubs are desperately competing with his side for a qualifying position.

Burnley defender Michael Keane (24) is another option for Klopp who is desperate to strengthen his defence.