There are many more similarities in the deals that saw Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo join Liverpool, plus they are both from the same country and signed at a similar time of year.
The announcement of the arrival of our number 4 in 2017 made headline news as we broke the world record for defender fees and announced the deal firmly in the middle of the festive season, hence the Christmas tree the center midfielder was wearing. in front of him.
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Now the latest signing to our club has replicated the festive sentiments by also signing in the Christmas season and standing in front of yet another Christmas tree, but this time at our new training ground.
It is clear that the couple will have a strong bond already off the pitch and we can greatly appreciate the arrival of the former PSV player to the captain of his nation.
You can view van Dijk and Gakpo announcement Tweets via @LFC:
A belated Christmas present to you Reds… ???? ???? pic.twitter.com/7BO26b9Kax
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 28, 2022
Liverpool Football Club can confirm that they have reached an agreement with Southampton for the transfer of Virgil van Dijk.
Full story: https://t.co/tJy9vsGOen pic.twitter.com/L17A7UwqaU
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 27, 2017
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