{"id":70611,"date":"2021-08-13T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=70611"},"modified":"2021-08-13T16:56:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:56:00","slug":"van-dijk-signs-new-long-term-liverpool-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/13\/van-dijk-signs-new-long-term-liverpool-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Dijk signs new long-term Liverpool deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Van Dijk\u2019s absence due to a knee injury suffered in the Merseyside Derby with Everton last October cost Liverpool dear in their defence of the title last season and also saw him miss Euro 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVirgil van Dijk has today signed a new long-term contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/23\/liverpool-beat-crystal-palace-to-qualify-for-champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> Football Club,\u201d read the club statement.<\/p>\n<p>He is the fourth senior Liverpool player to extend his contract in the last couple of weeks after England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and Brazilian duo Fabinho and Alisson Becker.<\/p>\n<p>Van Dijk signed from Southampton in 2018 for a reported \u00a375 million ($104 million) and was pivotal in Liverpool winning the 2019 Champions League and the Premier League the following season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmazing. It is something to be very proud of, that I am very proud of, that my wife and my kids are very proud of,\u201d he told Liverpool.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the hard work we\u2019ve put in so far continues and I am looking forward to what the future brings together with Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted, very happy and proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands captain has made 130 appearances for the club, scoring 13 goals, and has also collected winner\u2019s medals in the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Individually, he was voted the PFA Players\u2019 Player of the Year (2018\/19), UEFA Men\u2019s Player of the Year (2018\/19) while he was runner-up in the 2019 Ballon d\u2019Or and The Best FIFA Men\u2019s Player in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince day one when I joined the club, I felt so much appreciation from the fans and from my teammates and the staff, that I could be a very important member of this football club,\u201d said van Dijk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been going well. Unfortunately last season for me personally has been a season to forget, to learn from and take with me, but I have enjoyed my time here and will keep enjoying it in the next couple of years altogether with all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Dijk said he is raring to go after playing in three friendlies ahead of Saturday\u2019s clash against Norwich at Carrow Road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously (they were) friendlies, you get your match fitness up, get into repetitions of doing things again and again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I am ready for the weekend, so we\u2019ll see what the manager decides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is going to be a totally different atmosphere and mindset for me personally as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is something we fight for, for the points, and hopefully we can get a positive result out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2025. 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