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Virgil Van Dijk Missed Out On A Move To Crystal Palace For Being 'Too Slow'

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Updated 16:32 15 Jun 2022 GMT+1Published 16:17 15 Jun 2022 GMT+1

Virgil Van Dijk Missed Out On A Move To Crystal Palace For Being 'Too Slow'

Crystal Palace passed up on signing Virgil van Dijk.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

​Virgil van Dijk once missed out on a move to Crystal Palace for being 'too slow', according to Neil Warnock.

​Then-Palace boss Warnock was offered the chance to sign Van Dijk before he ended up at Southampton. 

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The Dutch defender impressed at Celtic, alerting clubs in the Premier League. 

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He could've signed for the Selhurst Park outfit, but their chief scout passed up the opportunity - claiming he was 'too slow'.  

"The one that got away from me was Virgil van Dijk," Warnock told Mirror Football. "I got offered him when I was at Crystal Palace for £5 million.

"But my chief scout said he was too slow and he ended up at Southampton instead!

"It’s a shame because anything he may lack in pace, he makes up for 10-fold in his ability to read the game."​​

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Palace's loss was Southampton's gain as they snapped him up for a reported £13 million in 2015. 

Van Dijk starred at St Mary's, with Liverpool shelling out £75 million to acquire his luxurious services. 

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He's gone on to become one of the best centre-backs in world football, putting in commanding performances season after season for Jurgen Klopp.

Van Dijk's won the Premier League, Champions League, Club World Cup and Super Cup during his trophy-laden spell at Anfield.

He helped the Reds to more success last season, winning the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

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Topics: Liverpool, Football, Virgil Van Dijk

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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