Virgil van Dijk remains determined to quit Southampton, despite Liverpool backing away from a deal this week.
Yahoo Sport has revealed details of the defender's contact with the Reds over recent months.
It is said the former Celtic man staged one-to-one talks with Liverpool and manager Jurgen Klopp.
He apparently received video messages detailing how he would be used in the Reds team.
Personal terms over a move to Anfield were already agreed.
And the player has now begun to force a way out of Southampton despite having five years left on his contract.
A source claims: "Southampton have told the player that we don't want to sell him this summer, but he thought he could kick up a big enough fuss that he would be sold for £50m.
“That is never happening and by holding talks with the player, sending him video clips of how he will fit into their team and doing this all without the permission of Southampton, there is no way he will be sold to Liverpool at this stage.
“Of course, every player has a price and if £100m or something close is put on the table, then it will be considered, but Southampton do not need to sell van Dijk this summer."
Source: tribalfootball.com