Reds’ defender Virgil van Dijk wants to be remembered as a “Liverpool legend” when his playing days are over at Anfield.
The Dutch centre-back has been a revelation for Jurgen Klopp’s team since joining the club in January 2018 from south coast side Southampton, playing a major role in transforming Liverpool from top-four hopefuls to Champions League winners and Premier League champions-elect.
Before the coronavirus outbreak caused the indefinite suspension of top-level football, Liverpool was a mammoth 25 points clear at the top of the English top-tier, potentially two wins away from their first title in the Premier League since 30 years.
Van Dijk has widely been considered and renowned as a major reason for their successes over the past two seasons and he narrowly missed out on last year’s Ballon d’Or to Lionel Messi.
The 28-year-old Van Dijk feels a special connection with the club and is hopeful he will be seen as one of Liverpool’s greatest players when he hangs up his boots at Merseyside.
The UEFA Player of the Year was asked how he wants to be remembered when his career ends, and the Dutchman’s answer would have pleased the Liverpool faithful: “As a Liverpool legend. I want to achieve incredible things here. We have a fantastic team, we don’t lack anything, we have all the tools necessary to on winning: a coach that we identify with, a versatile squad, a style of play that breeds victories, a stadium and supporters that play their part.”
Van Dijk further explained that he would like to return to the iconic stadium and watch matches from the stands like legends from the yesteryear, “Yes, I would like to be one of those players that return to Anfield after retiring. I see club legends at games and I feel part of a really big family.”
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