'Give him what he wants' - Many Liverpool fans go wild for 'world class' contract update

OPINION

There is no doubting the fact that Virgil van Dijk has become one of the best defenders in the world, nevermind just at Liverpool. After years of struggling for solidarity at the back at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp took the decision to sanction the then-record signing of a defender when securing the Dutch colossus. The 28-year-old signed a five-year deal when arriving from Southampton, and after impressing so much, the Mirror have reported that van Dijk could be set for a new six-year contract only three years into his current stay. The Reds’ enforcer wasn’t dribbled past on a si...