Has any single transfer elevated a team as much as Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool?
After the Reds’ embarrassing climbdown in June 2017, where they apologised to Southampton for an illegal approach to sign the centre-back, they finally landed their man just over six months later, bringing the towering Dutchman to Anfield for £75million.
When Van Dijk finally made his Premier League debut for the Reds, they had conceded more than a goal per game and were fourth in the table.
