Virgil van Dijk has signed a new two-year contract at Liverpool; Van Dijk joined the club from Southampton for a then-world-record fee for a defender in January 2018; Mohamed Salah signed a new Liverpool deal last Friday;

The 33-year-old Dutchman has signed a new two-year deal and is already destined to go down as one of the most influential skippers in Anfield history

It was always Liverpool. For all the speculation over his future, and as the Saudi Pro League loitered with intent, Virgil van Dijk never had any thought other than to extend his Anfield stay. And it isn't just wistful sentiment that prompted the Reds skipper to put pen to paper on a new two-year contract that ties him to the club until 2027.