Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has claimed that the club are closing in on the capture of Virgil van Dijk from Southampton, despite the controversy surrounding the move.
Last month, the Merseyside outfit released a public apology to the Saints and added that they had withdrawn their interest in Van Dijk.
The reason for this being that the club were accused of ‘tapping up’ the Dutchman, who according to The Express, is rated at £70m.
Despite their public stance, Liverpool have continually been linked to the centre-back, who is also thought to have attracted attention from Chelsea.
The Mirror recently reported that Van Dijk is only interested in moving to Anfield, and now Murphy has claimed that the deal may not be dead just yet.
He told sport360.com:
“Personally, the problem for Liverpool was more defensive [last season]. I think the Van Dijk thing is close. That would be a phenomenal signing. But there’s definitely more business to be done at Anfield.
“My understanding is that they are really trying to push the boat out in bringing new players in to try and compete. I suppose the other question is do they need a striker who can get 20 goals a season.”
So far, manager Jurgen Klopp has recruited two new players this summer, in the form of England Under-20 World Cup winner Dominic Solanke from Chelsea and Roma attacker Mohamed Salah.
Over the last few weeks, the British media have linked the Premier League club to Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita.
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