Virgil van Dijk is CONFIRMED as Liverpool’s new captain with Jurgen Klopp naming Trent Alexander-Arnold as vice-captain
Virgil van Dijk is CONFIRMED as Liverpool’s new captain with Jurgen Klopp naming Trent Alexander-Arnold as vice-captain
- Virgil van Dijk has been confirmed as the new Liverpool first-team captain
- The Netherlands centre-back takes over the armband from Jordan Henderson
- England international Trent Alexander-Arnold has been named as vice-captain
Virgil van Dijk has been named the new Liverpool captain with Trent Alexander-Arnold appointed vice captain as Jurgen Klopp appointed his successor to Jordan Henderson.
The Netherlands defender was expected to fill the void left by Henderson who conceded the armband by choosing to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq, after being lured to the Middle East and putting pen-to-paper on a staggering £700,000-per-week deal.
Van Dijk joined the Reds from Southampton in 2018 and has become one of the club’s top performers during a purple patch of success that saw the club win a first Premier League title and sixth Champions League trophy.
He will take over the captaincy and becomes the first Reds defender to lead the team since Sami Hyypia vacated the armband in 2003.
More to follow.
Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk has been named the new Liverpool captain ahead of the imminent start of the new season
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