Devils Advocate.
What top centre half has moved clubs this summer? Like, anywhere. Europe wide.
Chelsea got Rudiger for an injury discount. I'll give you him. Then you're struggling. Napoli priced Chelsea out their lad. Which sent them to Roma. Utd splashed the cash early on someone currently on the bench. Everton paid £25 million for Keane. Chambers is receiving £20 plus million bids. ****, there's a mad scramble for Johnny frigging Evans that Arsenal and City are down to. Arsenal and City! For Johnny frigging Evans!
So as regards L'pool not having alternatives, who should they be? Outside of just buying for the sake of buying someone like Keane or Evans which is a foolhardy policy. van Dijk, aside from Liverpool knowing for over 4 months now he wouldn't sign anywhere else, has been there only target because there has been no other realistic top defender, which is what we're talking here, to turn to.