Ex-teammate backs Virgil van Dijk to ‘thrive’ at Barcelona, Real Madrid or Bayern Munich


The captain of Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk, was tipped into “Thrive” in “Thrive” in Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, which he was supposed to leave this summer at the end of his contract to the executives of the Premier League.

The 33-year-old achieved another colossal performance on Wednesday evening to help a rampant red, 4-0 to devour Tottenham with the Carabao Cup in the second leg of her semi-finals, and scored the last goal to exceptional the cherry Set good cakes.

Van Dijk’s youngest master class continues a good single season for the Dutchman and reaching the finale of the Carabao Cup for the second time in a row.

Its continued good form is all the more important because his Liverpool contract expired at the end of the season. At the moment, no agreement has been made through an extension – although you can imagine that an offer will certainly be available – and Van Dijk admitted after the game that he has “no idea” what the future will bring.

Some of the largest clubs in Europe were used for Van Dijk because this is a rare opportunity to take one of the best footballers in the world on a free transfer. And his former teammate of Southampton, Jose Fonte, sees no reason why he would not be able to deal with Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, all of which were mentioned as potential goals.

“Van Dijk would thrive in Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, and I would not surprise myself to see him in one of these clubs next season,” Fonte told the Spanish release Mundo Deportivo.

Jose Fonte and Virgil van Dij

Fonte and Van Dijk formed a strong partnership in Southampton / Catherine Ivill – Ama / Gettyimages

“I would not be surprised to see him in one of these clubs next season because these clubs will look for defenders who are as reliable as van Dijk, and everyone will watch the end of the season without a new one To sign the contract.

“He can still play at the highest level and has shown that he can take care of himself. He will not have a problem with maintaining this level for three or four years.”

Fonte added that Van Dijk is “one of the best defenders in football history”, while he also suggested that a decline in the pace would have no influence on his overall game, since he would “improve in his positioning and anticipation instead” .

Regardless of Van Dijk’s decision, his status as a Liverpool legend is already certain. His successes of Angield include over 300 appearances in all competitions, eight large trophies – including the Premier League and the Champions League – a PFA player of the year and a place in the PFA team of the year on four different occasions.

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