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Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf accused national team captain Van Dijk and head coach Ronald Koeman of abandoning the country’s attacking football identity with an overly defensive approach, while calling for both men to step aside, claiming the Liverpool defender has “had his time.”
Last Saturday, his partner, model Noa van der Bij, announced that she had suffered a miscarriage, resulting in the loss of their unborn second child.
Mohamed Salah’s dip in form has dominated headlines this season, but it was Virgil van Dijk, once the unassailable pillar of Liverpool’s defence, who found himself under the harshest scrutiny during a flat 1-1 draw with Sunderland.
The Reds’ captain insisted the blame game is an easy headline, but it doesn’t reflect what’s happening inside Liverpool’s dressing room.
The new deal, coupled with Virgil Van Dijk closing in on a new contract to stay at the club, will soften the blow of losing Trent Alexander Arnold to Real Madrid at the end of the season.
Salah has scored 243 goals in 394 games for Liverpool and is considered already one of the best players to ever feature for the 19 time English Premier League champions.