- Liverpool fans react to fresh hope in Virgil van Dijk deal
- Dutchman was priority target for Reds in summer
- Defender saw stern transfer request come to no avail
- SEE MORE: Huge LFC transfer boost as £70m deal back on for January
Liverpool fans are readying themselves for another tantalising period of Virgil Van Dijk rumours.
The familiar cycle of hope and frustration threatens to return following the news that a deal for the Dutchman may be back on.
Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino has admitted that Van Dijk could depart during January, with every player having his price in the modern market.
This has subsequently fuelled speculation that Liverpool will once again target the defender when the transfer window re-opens.
Liverpool failed in their attempts to sign the centre-back in the summer after becoming subject to a complaint against an alleged illegal approach.
Having been forced to apologise publicly and ‘end interest in the player’, the Reds’ remaining hope that a deal may still have been possible was quickly put off by Southampton’s firm insistence that Van Dijk was not for sale.
Here’s how supporters have reacted to the latest development…
Seeing the van dijk links are back pic.twitter.com/jivvFMT8ML
— Michael Gregson (@grego999) November 17, 2017
Van Dijk pic.twitter.com/quO92hHrVj
— LFC 92 (@LFC92) November 17, 2017
So we have been given the green light to bid for van Dijk the only way this saga will end well for everyone is if we meet the Saints valuation of him
— Francis Fitzgerald (@redscouser58) November 17, 2017
So. Virgil Van Dijk eh? pic.twitter.com/rqqXQS4JR4
— ⚡️Scott G⚡️ (@GradeAComics) November 17, 2017
I know there’s nothing concrete yet (once again is all just gossip), but Van Dijk would be an improvement and we need that. Gomez is brilliant but we can’t trust him a starting spot yet, Klavan and Lovren just not good enough.
— LFC Fan Page (@LFCFanPage1) November 17, 2017
Reports coming in that Liverpool have been given the green light to sign Virgil Van Dijk in January is such a boost going into potential knock out stages of the Champions League
— Daniel Luke Powell (@iamdanielpowell) November 16, 2017
-Green light
-Van DijkSay no more! #LFC pic.twitter.com/mdGWWmrvHe
— 🔴 Liam Grimshaw (@LiamGrimshawLFC) November 16, 2017
-Green light
-Van DijkSay no more! #LFC pic.twitter.com/mdGWWmrvHe
— 🔴 Liam Grimshaw (@LiamGrimshawLFC) November 16, 2017