Virgil van Dijk has said that he is delighted to have joined Liverpool from Southampton, describing his new club as the "perfect match" for him.
The Dutch centre-back is now the world's most expensive defender after finalising a £75m switch, which officially went through when the transfer window opened earlier today.
Van Dijk, who handed in a transfer request at Southampton in the summer, will not get his first taste of action until Liverpool face Everton in the FA Cup next week.
Despite the record-breaking fee, though, the 26-year-old does not believe that he has a point to prove.
"With the history at the club and everything around it - even the training ground and stuff - it is just a perfect, perfect match for me, and for my family as well," he told the club's official website.
"Obviously there is a lot of money being paid, but I can't do anything about that money. It's only the market. The only thing I can do is just work hard, do the good things and be 100% every day. That's what I definitely want to do - and I am going to do.
"Since [Jurgen Klopp] has come in, I think he has made a lot of progress until now and I think it is only hopefully going to get better and better. Hopefully I can contribute to that as well and keep working hard.
"Everybody obviously from a Liverpool perspective knows how he is; how lively he is, how he can make players better and give them confidence as well. It just suits me as well. I think he can make me a better player and I am just looking forward to working with him."
Van Dijk had featured 12 times for Southampton this season prior to sealing his move to Liverpool.
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