Alexis Mac Allister is exactly the type of player Liverpool need if they are to return to the top, according to Virgil van Dijk.
Liverpool wrapped up a £35 million deal to sign the Argentina midfielder from Brighton last week.
The Reds are hoping to bounce back from a disappointing Premier League season that saw them miss out on the top four as they finished fifth despite a strong finish to the campaign.
Van Dijk, speaking before the Netherlands play Croatia in the Nations League semi-final in Rotterdam on Wednesday, thinks the swoop for Mac Allister is an ideal start to the transfer window.
He is a very good player, said Van Dijk.
Obviously, we have played against him many times [with Liverpool] and also with Holland against Argentina.
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He will definitely be a big addition and something we need in order to be back where we all want it to be.
So it s a good start to the transfer window. Hopefully, we get a couple more quality additions and he is definitely one of the players who can make hopefully a difference for us in the next couple of years.
Mac Allister played 35 Premier League matches for Brighton last season.
The 24-year-old scored 10 times as Brighton impressively finished sixth, just one place behind Liverpool, to qualify for the Europa League.
