He has been – and is – a giant for Liverpool. Defensive general, captain and the player you want inside the box on set pieces. Virgil van Dijk is in his last year of contract at Liverpool, in Madrid Jose Mourinho has put the Dutch star on his wish list, it is reported.
It is Mundo Deportivo who reports that Real Madrid management is getting ready for a potential free agent signing of the Dutch captain.
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With Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konaté already in the squad, Jose Mourinho will now create a super trio of Liverpool stars. Van Dijk has so far not been offered an extension at Liverpool, which could suggest that his time at the Reds could come to a natural end.
Then we will see if Mourinho starts Real Madrid next season with a “Liverpool trio” in defence.
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