Cody Gakpo has revealed the role Virgil van Dijk played in convincing him to join Liverpool, as he completed his £37million move from PSV Eindhoven last night.
Gakpo completed his medical on Wednesday and will be officially announced as a Liverpool player once he receives his work permit. However, he was quick to praise the role of fellow Holland international and Liverpool defensive kingpin Van Dijk who was at the club's AXA training centre to greet him.
'We spoke a lot over the phone [in] the last days,' said Gakpo, who will wear the number 18 shirt that was once the property of Michael Owen and his compatriot Dirk Kuyt.