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straight to your inboxVirgil van Dijk claims he did not try to convince Donny van de Beek to reject Manchester United ahead of his impending departure from Ajax.The 23-year-old is set to become United's first major signing of the summer pending an agreement on personal terms and a medical.Van de Beek was absent from Ajax's friendly squad on Saturday due to developments over his future but was included in the Dutch national team ahead of their Nation League fixtures against Poland and Italy.The Liverpool defender was asked whether he tried to convince Van de Beek to opt against a move to his club's fierce rivals and also backed his international teammate to be a success in the Premier League."Did I try to change his mind [about joining

straight to your inboxVirgil van Dijk has revealed the reason he turned down a move to Manchester City in order to join Liverpool.The Dutchman became the world’s most expensive defender back in January 2018 when he made the move to Anfield from Southampton in a £75million deal.He has since gone on to establish himself as one of the world’s top players, and has now won both the Champions League and the Premier League title with the Merseyside club.Things could have been different for the 28-year-old though, with van Dijk admitting that he had the chance to join both City and Chelsea before settling on Liverpool.And the defender has revealed that Jurgen Klopp was the biggest factor in him choosing a move to Anfield.Van Dijk said: “I had the