Virgil van Dijk has warned Harry Maguire that the title of "world’s most expensive defender" comes with added pressure following the England international's record-breaking move to Manchester United.
The Dutch international would know a thing or two about that, having previously claimed the record-highest transfer fee paid for a defender, but Maguire’s £80 million ($97m) move from Leicester to United has ended Van Dijk’s 20-month reign as the globe’s most expensive centre-back.
The deal for the former Hull City man was concluded on Monday and he could make his United debut this weekend in the Premier League’s opening round of fixtures, when he will face Chelsea alongside his new team-mates.