Gus Poyet has revealed to talkSPORT he could have signed Virgil van Dijk for just 3million when he was manager of Brighton.Only, the south coast club couldnt afford it!Van Dijk has proved to be worth every penny of the 75million Liverpool paid for him in January 2018, with the Netherlands international recently crowned the PFA Player of the Year.
GETTY1"When I was at Brighton I went to watch Van Dijk at Groningen……but he was 3 million euros which was too much!" Gus Poyet reveals #BHAFC could have signed @VirgilvDijk but the club couldn't quite find the funds! What a signing that would have been for the Seagulls! pic.twitter.com/cPRyRo3ICy— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) May 1, 2019Instead, he joined Celtic for the same fee, paving the way for his eventual move to Anfield where he has quickly become a Kop hero.Van Dijk has made a stunning impact on the Liverpool back-four and has been one of the key reasons why they are up there with Manchester City challenging for the Premier League title.The Reds have conceded just 20 goals in the Premier League this season the fewest of any team in the top flight.And he will be hoping to help Liverpool keep another clean sheet when they take on Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night with LIVE talkSPORT commentary from the Nou Camp.
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