Liverpool Football Club can confirm they have reached an agreement with Southampton for the transfer of Virgil van Dijk
According to the Liverpool official site the Reds have agreed a deal with the south coast club, and the player himself, that will see the 26-year-old defender move to Anfield when the transfer window re-opens on January 1, 2018.
The Netherlands international will be assigned squad number four, upon his arrival at Liverpool.
And the Telegraph say Liverpool and Southampton had been in discreet talks and a world record fee for a defender has been negotiated.
The £75million fee will also smash the deal Liverpool agreed with RB Leipzig for Naby Keita in the summer.
And Liverpool have now confirmed the signing after he underwent a medical at the club today,