Virgil Van Dijk, 27, became the world’s most expensive defender when he was signed from Southampton to Liverpool in January 2018 for the entire 830 million. White has since arrival been very successful in the club.
But as a 16-year-old he was not quite the same quality. In an interview with the BBC, says Van Dijk that he at that age was a slow fullback who was good enough to play as a central defender. In the evenings he worked in the disk at a restaurant to get some kind of income and to be able to go out on Saturday nights.
” I was no player that stood out. During the summer when I turned 17 years, I grew a full 18 centimeters. It was only when I played for the U-19 team and was the captain on which everything turned, ” he says to the site.
for FC Groningen. Meanwhile, in the club, he got a maginfektion which meant that he had to be in hospital for 13 days.
” I had a very good period in the club. We would play a derby against Heerenveen, but I felt bad. I ate not very good either so it was my own fault. I had the surgery, it was a shock. After a month I started to train again.
When he got back in shape, he played a full season with FC Groningen, before he was recruited to the scottish and Celtic. Then a stopover in Southampton before he went to giants Liverpool.
But it was a bit of an infected fled. It all began with that Van Dijk submitted a request for a transfer already in the summer of 2017 after Liverpool showed interest. But Southampton was not ready to release the player, and accused the Liverpool unlawful to have made contact with Van Dijk.
I decided to drill my head down and give everything for Southampton. I was still glad to play because I come back after an eight-month long injury period.
and he thus became the world’s most expensive back. After a little over a year in Liverpool, he has already brought the team to the Champions League final, the club’s first since 2007. But Van Dijk looks a continuation in Liverpool in the years to come and want to be remembered as a legendär.
” I want to achieve amazing things here. We have a very good squad, we have all the tools to succeed. They lined up on me and I want to provide everything for them. When you play for Liverpool you know you are always welcome and as a member of the family. It was one of the reasons I wanted to play here, ” says Van Dijk.
Virgil Van Dijk was missing in the first Champions League meeting with Bayern Munich because of suspension, a match that ended goalless. He is back in the game just in time for Sunday’s classic, the North West derby against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
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