Liverpool -captain Virgil van Dijk has discussed the approach of the club in the summer transfer window after the arrival of Hugo Ekitike and amidst left to Alexander Isak
Virgil van Dijk has hinted that Liverpool is not yet ready in the summer transfer window. The Reds have £ 265 million splash on seven signing sessions so far after the arrival of Hugo Ekitike, but still have the money in the bank to add further players to the Arne Slot team.
Ekitike is the newest player who becomes a member of the defensive Premier League champions, who will pay Eintracht Frankfurt £ 69 million, plus another £ 10 million in potential add-ons. He followed Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Armin Pesci and Freddie Woodman this summer, while Giorgi Mhaldashvili also arrived after last season on loan with Valencia.
Liverpool has succeeded in recruiting this summer due to their quiet transfer window for last season. And with Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott they can all leave, they could still afford a blockbuster deal for Newcastle -deal -deal Alexander Isak.
The Reds made a request about Isak last week before they push ahead to sign Ekitike and the Swedish striker has now informed Newcastle that he wants to explore his options. He has been omitted from the pre-season tour of the Magpies in the midst of reports that it could be sold if their valuation of £ 125 million is met.
And, speaking on the pre-season tour of Liverpool in Hong Kong after the arrival of Ekitike, Van Dijk suggested that the club is not yet in the transfer window. Asked how the club can ensure that they lift the Premier League trophy again, he told the Anfield Wrap: “This season we will all start all over again. I think everyone has tried to improve their teams – and we think we have done great additions to the team so far.
“Let's see what happens for the rest of the transfer window. But I think it's all due to hard work, showing our quality and consistency and we all know how difficult that is. So we will concentrate on ourselves and the hard work is clearly already – we work so hard in training, double sessions in the hit and moisture here.”
When asked about the new signing sessions, the Liverpool captain added: “Comes to Liverpool, they will certainly have the quality to play for Liverpool. For me it is very important how you settle in the group and how you fit in the team that we have, and I think they have done it perfectly.
'All. We are not talking about Armin – a young keeper who has just come out of nowhere – is quite well located. Of course Freddie, Giorgi, Flo, Jeremie. Hugo came of course today. Everyone has to work hard and we are all together, that's the most important thing. We have to fight for everything that is for us. “
Colleague Senior Pro Andy Robertson is impressed by whatever he has seen. He said to the club website: “The boys have already settled very well. It is clear that Hugo has just arrived, so we have our first dinner with him tonight.
“But Jeremie, Milos, Gio, Flo are all really quickly established and it is as if they have been here for months now, which is pleasant. It is just them to understand the standards of playing with Liverpool, and I think they are already getting a grip with that.”