Jurgen Klopp Knew Van Dijk Would Be World’s Best Defender

DBasia.news – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp keeps on praising his tough defender, Virgil van Dijk. Moreover, Klopp admits that he has been monitoring his performance.

Liverpool spent £70,92M transfer fee to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton during 2018 January transfer market. It made him the world’s most expensive defender.

But, there’s also some negative rumor regarding van Dijk’s transfer to Anfield. Some said Liverpool signed van Dijk with a bit too high fee. Moreover, van Dijk has lack of experience in Europe competition.

However, van Dijk keeps on proving that the rumor is wrong-addressed. The Netherlands national team player is always the main choice of Jurgen Klopp in the Premier League or Champions League.

No wonder, Klopp didn’t regret spending high transfer fee to get him. So far, van Dijk’s performance is satisfying.

Virgil van Dijk

“From the first second, he was brilliant. I knew long before he signed the contract that Virgil would be outstanding as a player. His mix of both playing ability and leadership quality makes him outstanding,” Klopp said cited by FourFourTwo.

Jurgen Klopp is predicted placing Virgil van Dijk as the center-back in the match against Everton of 2018-2019 Premier League at Anfield Stadium, Sunday 2/12). Liverpool need at least three points to be closer to the leader, Manchester City. Currently, both of them have 5 points difference.