Report Claims Manchester United Tried to Hijack Liverpool's Move for Defender in January

Manchester United tried to hijack Liverpool's signing of Virgil van Dijk in January but they were too late to prevent the Dutch defender joining their rivals​, according to a report. ​Liverpool first tried to sign Van Dijk in the 2017 summer transfer window but were forced to back off as Southampton made complaints of an illegal approach. The Reds eventually got their man six months later in January, but according to Dominic King of the Daily Mail, the Dutchman could have been a United player... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/