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Virgil van Dijk was such a name.

Liverpool walk a fine line in the transfer market.



And so, as the new season dawns, Manchester City have something of a weak spot for once.



By all accounts, Jürgen Klopp did a good job of selling Van Dijk on the Anfield dream, which put Liverpool in the box seat regardless of competition from elsewhere.



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Honed over many years, FSG have concocted a delicate blend of flexibility and decisiveness: there are times where the club will move on to secondary targets, but there are certain players who are non-negotiable.

But have Manchester City learned anything from the saga?
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