August 14th 2023.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has urged the club to make more signings this summer after they were beaten to the signature of Brighton star Moises Caicedo. Despite agreeing a £111million deal with the Seagulls, the midfielder decided to move to Chelsea instead.
Chelsea have since agreed a deal worth around £115m and will likely beat Liverpool to the signature of Southampton ace Romeo Lavia. Liverpool have already spent around £100m this summer on Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister in an effort to make up for the experience lost with the departures of Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Fabinho.
Ironically, Liverpool kicked off their Premier League campaign against Chelsea and played out a 1-1 draw. It was evident in the match that the Reds are in desperate need of a defensive midfielder. Caicedo is now set to join Chelsea, and speaking at Stamford Bridge after the result, Van Dijk praised the performances of Mac Allister and Szoboszlai.
He said: “Very good. I am very impressed with the guys, as a human being coming to a new club, it is good how they are coming in. Our group is a very family friendly club. On the pitch, their quality spoke for itself. I am very happy with them, the transfer window is not closed yet so let’s see if we can make a couple more additions to make the squad as strong as possible this season.”
Van Dijk is clearly keen for the Reds to make more signings before the transfer window closes. Liverpool have already added some quality to their squad this summer, but the captain is confident that the club can make a few more additions to make their squad even stronger. It'll be interesting to see if they can get any more deals over the line.
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