Micky van de Ven lifts lid on Virgil van Dijk relationship after Liverpool links and friend's dig

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Micky van de Ven said that he has a "good relationship" with Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who is his defensive partner at international level with the Netherlands. We have a good relationship." Meanwhile, Van de Ven revealed how he was ribbed by one of his good friends when he took the decision to join Tottenham from German club Wolfsburg two and a half years ago due to the club's lack of silverware over the previous 15 years.

Van de Ven helped to end Tottenham's trophy drought last season (Image: MI News/NurPhoto) “My best friend is a Liverpool fan so he was on me straight away," Van de Ven said. I said to him straight away ‘No, I’m going to change that.

I’m going to be part of the change of philosophy at Spurs’. “He was like ‘that’s what everyone says’ and I was like ‘I’m gonna make sure it’s going to happen’.