Virgil van Dijk sends Alexander Isak message after 'very difficult time' for Liverpool striker
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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has welcomed Alexander Isak to Anfield, but the Dutch center-back refused to disclose what he said to the Swede in March when the pair were spotted in conversation at Wembley.
A few months later, after a long drawn-out saga, his move broke the British transfer record when it went through for a fee of $169 million (£125 million).
"I know it was a very difficult time," Van Dijk told reporters at Turf Moor.
Now he's here, he's a part of the family.
"It is time for him to be as fit as he can as quickly as possible, and be important for us with goals, with assists, with link-up play, and with what Hugo [Ekitike] has already been showing and doing, pushing each other and bringing us to the next level."
What did he say to Isak after the Carabao Cup final.
After missing almost the whole summer because of the strike that forced through his transfer to Liverpool, it was decided that it wasn't the best course of action for Isak to play a few minutes at Turf Moor.
He could, as a result, play 45 minutes when he makes his Liverpool bow, Arne Slot explained at the final whistle.
And his teammates got the job done without him.
"Today we kept trying," Van Dijk said.