Virgil van Dijk can swing Matthijs De Ligt’s decision.
Ajax star Matthijs De Ligt has a huge decision to make this summer over his next club.
Will it be Barcelona? Or Juventus? Or Manchester United? Liverpool may yet have their own say, and a strong one.
The Reds’ Champions League win has moved the club potentially into pole position to win over De Ligt.
This comes about with De Ligt on international duty with Holland. Liverpool stars Virgil van Dijk and Georginio Wijnaldum have just joined up ahead of Thursday’s UEFA Nations League game.
The Liverpool duo do not even need to tell De Ligt to join the Reds. They simply need to share the stories of their incredible experience in Madrid, show off their medals.
De Ligt has already expressed his admiration for Van Dijk, congratulating him on Instagram after his win.
He gets the chance to partner Van Dijk this week, and see once again how easy it is to play alongside the Dutchman.
Barcelona and Manchester United are desperate to sign De Ligt. Liverpool have got it all already, and Van Dijk and Wijnaldum’s confidence and happiness can have a major effect.
When the week is done, the Reds could be celebrating again if time spent listening to and playing alongside Van Dijk plays a role in De Ligt’s decision.
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