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23rd January 2017
01:55pm GMT

"But we've had enough of their players so that will probably go down like a lead balloon."Something tells us that Liverpool fans will agree with Gerrard. Van Dijk has been one of the best defenders in the Premier League this season. According to football statistics website Who Scored, the 25-year-old averages a rating of 7.4 out of 10 per game. Liverpool, as they showed in the 3-2 loss to Swansea City on Saturday, are also somewhat vulnerable at the back. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/822944151733936128 Van Dijk is a doubt for Southampton's game against Liverpool in the EFL Cup semi-final second-leg. The Dutch defender was substituted as an injury precaution in the second-half of Southampton's 3-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday. He has been linked with moves to Liverpool and Manchester United in recent months, as well as a £50m move to Manchester City.
Liverpool are yet to sign a player in the current window. Following their 3-2 loss to Swansea City on Saturday, Klopp voiced his frustration at being unable to add to his squad.
"I understand it is absolutely normal that people ask whether we should have brought players in," the Liverpool manager said.
"The situation is yes, on the one side pretty simple, but on the other hand it is pretty difficult. It is not that we don’t want to bring players in. We do. But the thing is, the players we want because we think they help us, the clubs don't sell. It is not about money in this situation, it is the winter transfer window.
"Clubs are saying 'No, we have half a year to go, we cannot find another player like this, we prefer to take money in the summer than a few pounds more in the winter than whatever'. So it is pretty easy. You see the situation. It’s tight, it’s close, we know that, but if the right decision is not possible in signing the right player then you cannot make the wrong transfer."
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