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Virgil van Dijk staying is worth more than just the world’s best defender to Liverpool.

Liverpool have effectively paid Virgil van Dijk £40 million to keep not only the world’s best defender for two more seasons – but also the glue that holds them together.

If Liverpool had allowed Van Dijk to leave this summer they would have lost far more than the world’s best defender – it would have been near impossible to replace the impact he has at every level of the club.

Virgil van Dijk staying is worth more than just the world’s best defender to Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk staying is worth more than just the world’s best defender to Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk staying is worth more than just the world’s best defender to Liverpool