"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."
https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/946083056930127872 Excitement is understandably palpable now at Anfield. They already have one of the most feared attacks in the league, they play some delightfully cutting football but the one area - the massive area - that's constantly been letting them down is leaks at the other end. The arrival of van Dijk is a huge step towards finally rectifying that and the fact that City and United were said to be interested is another win for Klopp. It's such a big win that Jamie Carragher doesn't even think he compares to the Dutch defender. Not in a few areas at least - you know, on the ground and in the air and on the ball...