Although neither Liverpool's official website nor Southampton's official website revealed the transfer value of the three players, the omnipotent media still got a more accurate figure.

Liverpool spent £35 million plus Jordan. Abby got Van Dijk and Mane for the price.

Media reports have analysed the composition of the transfer fee: Jordan. Abby is worth around £15 million, which means Liverpool spent around £50 million to bring in Van Dijk and Sadio Mane.

Now, Mane's value is believed to be around £25 million, which means that Liverpool finally shelled out £25 million in order to get Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk!

This shocked the media.

You know, just a month ago, Van Dijk just joined Southampton for 11 million pounds for Celtic, the Dutchman has not played a competitive game for Southampton, and the value has appreciated by 14 million pounds in a month, and now the transfer price is more than double that of a month ago, which is really unbelievable.

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Based on this, some media questioned Van Dijk's value and thought Liverpool had made a stupid deal.

"It's probably the most ridiculous transfer in football." - The Sunday Mail commented on Liverpool's £25 million purchase of the Dutch defender, "A defender who has just joined Southampton, who has never played a Premier League game and has not proven himself in the Premier League, has more than tripled in value in a month, which is inconceivable and ridiculous, and the good fortune of the good players that Liverpudlian poached from Southampton will disappear from this transfer." ”

This kind of skepticism is not only the "Sunday Mail", it is clear that many media do not approve of Liverpool's transfer deal, believing that Liverpool is too superstitious to poach people from their fellow countrymen, so as to make such an unbelievable transfer.

"The Dutchman is just doing well in the Socrates league and has no experience in the Premier League, so when will a player in the Socquary league be worth £25 million? Liverpool made a dizzy deal! —Mail Today.

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Klopp ignored the media skepticism.

In fact, the German head coach has studied dozens of Van Dijk's footage of the last few games over the course of this time, and Klopp was surprised to find that this player is what he needs, or more bluntly, this player is the piece of the puzzle that he needs most at the back.

In Jurgen Klopp's view, Van Dijk's biggest characteristic is that he is very calm with the ball and can deal with all kinds of situations. If the opposing defender presses him, he will use his strong dribbling ability to safely transition the ball to the midfield and then play the ball, you know, this requires a lot of self-confidence and skill, if the defender who is not good enough does not have the courage at all, he will generally go straight to the big foot.

Jurgen Klopp saw a lot of this in Van Dijk's Celtic highlights, with two men pressing Van Dijk and he always dared to push forward, without making mistakes.

This ability to advance on the ball is invaluable for a centre-back, and this forward push is very effective in restraining high pressing, and Van Dijk's presence can make Klopp's Liverpool tactics more diverse.

Van Dijk has a very strong individual ability at the back, he is never afraid of the opposition's pressure, he never plays the ball at will, and when he thinks he is sure to move forward, he will suddenly press forward with the ball, which is a great help for the team's back court and advancement.

In addition, Van Dijk's 193cm height is very advantageous in high-altitude duels, he rarely loses in high-altitude ball duels, and his arrival will greatly improve Liverpool's air defense and set-piece scoring ability.

What interests Jurgen Klopp the most is that Van Dijk's headers are almost always cleared out of the danger zone and never dragged into the mud, which is a good habit of a centre-back.

Of course, as some media questioned Van Dijk's tall stature and high center of gravity, his 1v1 defensive ability is not particularly outstanding, and his turn is not particularly fast.

However, Klopp noticed that Van Dijk is smart and seems to be aware of his shortcomings, but he will take the initiative to slow down his pace to play to his strengths and avoid weaknesses, and not give the opponent a chance to eat him.

In addition, the Dutchman's skills at his feet are excellent and he has a long ball skills, which means that once Liverpool encounter the opposition team shrinking, once they have space, Van Dijk will use accurate long passes to instigate attacks, and Van Dijk is generally a more aggressive defender.

Now, the media is focused on Van Dijk's value rising so much in just one month, focusing on this, but neglecting to seriously study the individual ability of this player, who is still new to the Premier League.

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In addition, some fans have questioned whether Van Dijk's second transfer in a transfer period is illegal. Because although there is no limit to the number of player transfers, FIFA rules that the same player can only register two different teams in a transfer period. If a player has a contract and is actually registered with the team that owns the contract, if a transfer is made, a second team is actually registered in a transfer period, and if it is transferred again, it can no longer be registered, so that although the transfer can be made, the player will not be able to play until at least the next transfer window, that is, the winter transfer, and half a year later.

The Guardian columnist answered this question.

Van Dijk moved to Southampton and then to Liverpool in a transfer window, and while such transfers are rare and seemingly irregular, they are not really irregular.

Liverpool's introduction of Van Dijk from Southampton has actually taken the form of a 'bridge transfer'.

A "bridge transfer" is a tactic between three clubs whereby a player moves from one club to another and then to a third club, without representing the second "bridge" team. This allows teams to circumvent rules that prohibit players from playing for more than two clubs in a season.

That is to say, if the Premier League has started and Van Dijk has already played for Southampton in official matches, then, even if he transfers to Liverpool, he will not be able to continue to play for Liverpool, however, now the Premier League has not started, Van Dijk only represented Southampton in the warm-up game, and the warm-up game is not counted in the official FIFA file, so Van Dijk can play for Liverpool.

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Regardless of the media's doubts or discussions, there is one thing that has aroused the consensus of the media and fans:

Liverpool have gone too far and grabbed Southampton as a sheep to get the wool, and the summer transfer window is far from over, and three players have already been poached from Southampton, including players like Virgil van Dijk who spent a month at Southampton.

"If Southampton was a sheep, it's bald by now," ...... The Times.

On that day, Southampton fans staged a grand protest march.

Southampton fans were furious and they held up an image of Dejan. Lovren, Adam. Lallana, Nathaniel. Klein, Sardio. Mane, Virgil. Van Dijk's photo, five former Southampton players all joined Liverpool in the last year, wearing Liverpool's red shirt.

There is a line underneath: Liverpool's talent pool!

Southampton CEO Rice. Reid came out to reassure the fans, saying Southampton would not sell another player this summer...... This time it's true.

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