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Van Dijk is good, but not worth ÂŁ75m - Shearer

Alan Shearer believes Liverpool have paid over the odds for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk.

The Dutch international will join the Merseyside club when the transfer window re-opens on 1 January in a world record ÂŁ75m deal.

Former England captain Shearer says Liverpool have had to pay so much because “they’re desperate for a centre-half”.

This clip was first broadcast on 5 live Sport, Wednesday 27 December 2017.

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