Van Dijk prepared for frosty reception at Southampton


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 07 Feb 2018

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FA Cup Fourth Round - Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - January 27, 2018 Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk warms up before the match REUTERS/Phil Noble

(Reuters) - Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is prepared for a frosty reception on his return to Southampton but has said he is only focussed on a win at his former club.

Liverpool made Dutchman Van Dijk the world's most expensive defender by splashing out a world record 75 million pounds in the January transfer window after failing to agree terms during acrimonious dealings in the close season.

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