Tag: Virgil van Dijk. Liverpool
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Van Dijk consoles crying referee after Netherlands draw with Germany
Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan was consoled by Virgil van Dijk after the Netherlands 2-2 draw with Germany on Monday. It is understood the 38-year-old official had discovered his mother had died in the build-up to the match. And the Liverpool defender showed his human side, embracing the emotional Hategan at the final whistle. “That man…
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Liverpool agree world record £75m fee for Virgil van Dijk
Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool when the transfer window re-opens on 1 January in a world record £75m deal. The Netherlands international had been expected to join the Reds last summer after he handed in a transfer request. But a move fell through when Liverpool apologised for making an alleged illegal approach…