There have been few signings in history as impactful as Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool. The centre-back joined the Reds from Southampton in a £75million deal in January 2018 and duly turned Jurgen Klopp’s side into Champions League and Premier League winners.
But things could have been very different. Manchester United were heavily linked with a move for Van Dijk the previous summer, only to sign Victor Lindelof from Benfica.
Charlie Austin, Van Dijk’s team-mate at Southampton at the time, has claimed that Van Dijk told him the Red Devils had a direct choice between the pair but opted for the Swede.
And the Red Devils, who ended up splashing out £80million to land Harry Maguire last summer, will no doubt be left regretting their mistake
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