Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk accepts British record signing Alexander Isak’s transfer fee creates its own pressure but he told the £225m striker to enjoy being the team’s new No 9.
Van Dijk, speaking with a degree of experience having moved to Anfield in January 2018 for a then world-record £75m fee for a defender, said players had no influence over the cost of transfers so it was not a subject for discussion within the dressing room.
