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22:43'VAN DIJK A CLEVER SIGNING'Liverpool had to sign Virgil van Dijk in order to remain among the Premier League elite, according to the club's former midfielder Don Hutchinson.The Dutch defender will join the club on New Year's Day after the Reds and Southampton agreed a £75million deal for the 26-year-old.Speaking on Goals On Sunday, Hutchinson said: "He was brilliant at Celtic. People talked about him being top class even then. He hasn't had a pre-season behind him this season, so he'll make the odd error.
"People will be quick to jump on it as well given the price tag. As soon as he makes that first error, people will be saying 'he's not worth it'."You have to have personality when you play for Liverpool. You have to be a player that when you go through bad times, you come out the other end. Even though it's a lot of money, you've got to forget about that. To have a seat at the top table, Liverpool had to sign Virgil van Dijk. It's a clever signing."
'VAN DIJK A CLEVER SIGNING'
Liverpool had to sign Virgil van Dijk in order to remain among the Premier League elite, according to the club's former midfielder Don Hutchinson.
The Dutch defender will join the club on New Year's Day after the Reds and Southampton agreed a £75million deal for the 26-year-old.
Speaking on Goals On Sunday, Hutchinson said: "He was brilliant at Celtic. People talked about him being top class even then. He hasn't had a pre-season behind him this season, so he'll make the odd error.
"People will be quick to jump on it as well given the price tag. As soon as he makes that first error, people will be saying 'he's not worth it'.
"You have to have personality when you play for Liverpool. You have to be a player that when you go through bad times, you come out the other end. Even though it's a lot of money, you've got to forget about that. To have a seat at the top table, Liverpool had to sign Virgil van Dijk. It's a clever signing."