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Virgil Van Dijk Signs a New Deal With Liverpool. Read His Comments, Contract Details, Salary and More

Virgil Van Dijk Is Reported to be The 3rd Highest Paid Player In The Premier League.

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Liverpool Captain Virgil Van Dijk announced the signing of a new contract with the Reds on Thursday. After Mohammed Salah’s extension last week, Arne Slot has now secured both of their veteran players’ futures at the club before next season.

The Dutch International who joined Liverpool in 2018 is signed to stay at the club until the summer of 2027. Van Dijk in his new deal is also rumoured to be matching Salah’s wages as per the reports. Having joined the club then-world-record fee for a defender of £75m in January 2018, Van Dijk has had a significant role to play at Liverpool.

He's our centre half… ✊ pic.twitter.com/u6qdyDz6Ef
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 17, 2025

Sharing the contract news, Van Dijk captioned the announcement as ‘It Was Always Liverpool’. Expressing his passion towards the club and his life around Anfield, Van Dijk told Liverpool Media:

“It always felt right. I said it from the first day on that it felt right and I think it showed in the years we have spent together up until now. And more years to come. It is the place for me to be, to spend my best years, be successful with the club as we have been over the years and hopefully the future as well.”

A message from the skipper on making sure Anfield is red 💪🔴 pic.twitter.com/R0RheUUn2L
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 17, 2025

“And I love the city, I love the club, I love the fans. I love my teammates. I love everything that embodies Liverpool, and on to many more.”

’It is an Emotional Day’ – VVD After The New Contract

Talking about his life at Liverpool over the years, the Dutchman expressed the city as his second home. Terming what is an emotional day for the centreback, the Dutchman continued:

“It is an emotional day, not only for myself but for my family as well. My kids are also almost like Scousers, they don’t know anything else than Liverpool, especially my two youngest. You live your life away from obviously where I’m from in Holland and you are living a very good life, a blessed life.”

“We live also that good life because of the people of Liverpool, the club, the fans. So it’s a togetherness that I appreciate. It helps me and also is what embodies me as well, that I really love how the club is in general, what it stands for and these principles and values are really important to me and my family as well.”

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Van Dijk as per the reports will receive around £400,000 per week in his contract. He is now speculated to be the third-highest-earning player in the Premier League as per these reports. Van Dijk has cliched a deal “worth somewhere in the region of £40 million” as per The Times.

Having a decorated cabinet at Liverpool over the years, Van Dijk will be keen to make the most of his extended period. With the Premier League title in sight, the Dutchman and his squad will be look to end the season on a high as new things will unfold next season. However, Van Dijk will still be at Anfield is certain after today.

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