VIRGIL VAN STRIJK

Kop legend Aldo insists £60m wantaway star can force his move to Anfield by refusing to kick another ball for Saints

VIRGIL VAN DIJK is being urged to go on strike to force a move from Southampton to Liverpool.

The Merseysiders were forced to issue an embarrassing apology after being accused of tapping up the Holland defender earlier this month.

But Anfield legend John Aldridge said: “Players and their agents hold all the power these days and if he says he won’t

kick another ball for Southampton and demands a move, it will happen.”

Liverpool dropped their interest in the £60millionrated centre-back following Southampton’s complaint to the Premier League.

But with his old club convinced that Anfield was Van Dijk’s preferred destination, Aldridge encouraged the star to take matters into his own hands.

He added: “Tapping up goes on all the time and even if Liverpool went a bit far in their pursuit of Van Dijk before they spoke to Southampton, I don’t believe this transfer story is dead in the water.

“Van Dijk needs to make the next move and I reckon he will tell Southampton that he wants out and he wants to go to Liverpool.

“Players can hold clubs to ransom if they want a move and big money offers are coming in – that is the way of the world now.”

Southampton’s stance remains that Van Dijk is going nowhere – and especially not to Liverpool.

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