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https://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?372519-Virgil-van-Dijk-for-%A33-Million!-(and-why-we-didn-t-sign-him)&p=8891525&viewfull=1#post8891525

Looks like we dodged a bullet based on tonight's performance. :wink:

I mean Gus himself could have been clearer - eg "our Euro scouts discovered him and I even went to Holland to watch him" - but, well, that wouldn't be Gus would it? In fact, he didn't mention the club's bids, either. Just implied that he's a genius talent-spotter and that the club let him down...

You said "One thing he could do was spot a talented player" in a thread about van Dijk. I'm merely pointing out that Poyet would not have been the one who discovered him. Poyet's ability to attract/land players is a different matter.

It's based on the same TalkSport article with the same euro/pound mistake. From 2013: https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/10205612.van-dijk-remains-poyets-top-target/ https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/10343499.van-dijk-still-on-the-radar/...

There is ZERO evidence to suggest that Poyet discovered Van Dijk is there?

3m EUROS, not pounds. We made a couple of bids. Highest was £2m, I think. He went to Celtic a few months later for around £2.6m.