Latest Liverpool news: Virgil van Dijk set to become best-paid player at club

Virgil van Dijk has been the best player for the Reds this season, and the Mirror claims the defender will be rewarded for his efforts.

The former Southampton star is set to become the highest paid player at Liverpool to keep Real Madrid and Barcelona at bay, according to the Mirror.

The 27-year-old is set to earn a staggering £200,000-a-week (h/t Mirror), matching the wages earned by Egyptian sensation Mohamed Salah.

The best defender in the Premier League

The Dutchman is easily one of the best in the world and possibly the best in the league. The 27-year-old has transformed our defence around with us conceding just 15 goals from 29 Premier League games.

The defence has been the rock upon which our title challenge has been built on, and it will be interesting to see how we finish the season.

We were leading the table over Manchester City by seven points at one stage but now trail them. Hopefully, City slip up in their remaining games and we win every match till the end of the season.

Van Dijk seems to be doing all that he can to help us maintain our title challenge. The Dutch defender has helped us to four consecutive clean sheets.

Liverpool have already extended the deals of several first-team players this season, and it makes sense to do the same with the Dutchman.

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We had to fight with Southampton for his signature last season, and it seems to have paid off.