Liverpool publicly ended their pursuit of Virgil van Dijk on Wednesday.
The club issued a formal apology to Southampton after they were caught illegally 'tapping up' the Dutchman.
And now that the mooted 60m deal is off, Liverpool fans were not happy…
Club legend Jamie Carragher found someone to blame…
FFS! Only person at Liverpool who should apologise is the person who fed the story he wanted to come to LFC when no fee had been agreed. https://t.co/wnlhXnqKqQ
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) June 7, 2017
And some fans were embarrassed…
Embarrassing #lfc
— SHAUN KELLY (@shaunkelly1977) June 7, 2017
Doesn't even surprise me @LFC what a joke!! Embarrassing #LFC
— R e 3 v e 5 (@chrisdearden9) June 7, 2017
Our attempt at becoming a 'big' club in the transfer market is embarrassing. I question whether we can really move forward under FSG #LFC
— Simon Collings (@simoncollings82) June 7, 2017
Justin thinks that this failure will have wider ramifications…
This is catastrophic for the club. Will have an impact across the summer. We have gone from a serious option for top class players to a joke
— Justin Derbyshire (@JJDerbyshire) June 7, 2017
But one observer chose to take the situation as a positive…
Wouldn't be overly surprised to see Van Dijk end up at Anfield this summer. Today's moves give breathing space to both clubs temporarily.
— DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) June 7, 2017
At least one man will be happy about the news…
Pep Guardiola's reaction after knowing that Van Dijk has opted Liverpool because of Klopp pic.twitter.com/p4wqiBWehy
— Tanmay (@foreversaint_) June 5, 2017
