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In a resounding statement of faith, Liverpool Football Club have officially announced that club captain Virgil van Dijk has signed a contract extension, securing his Anfield stay up to 2027.

The Dutch defender, often described as the embodiment of calm in chaos, has once again pledged his future to the badge he has come to define.

Van Dijk’s journey in red is the stuff of football folklore.



Commanding, composed, and blessed with a radar for danger, his arrival marked the genesis of a new Liverpool era.

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Under his command and unflinching presence, Liverpool have won every major honour:

Premier League (2019–20 & potential 2024-25).

He was named the PFA Players’ Player of the Year (2019), UEFA Men’s Player of the Year (2019), and finished runner-up to Lionel Messi in the 2019 Ballon d’Or — a near-unheard-of feat for a centre-back in the modern game.

Van Dijk did not just win trophies.

He has been a lighthouse in a tempest.

In his first full season, Liverpool lifted the Champions League in Madrid.

The following year, he led from the back as the Reds stormed to a historic Premier League title – their first in 30 years.

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At his peak, Van Dijk felt untouchable.

It is a promise that the soul of Liverpool – resilience, unity, defiance – lives on.

Hence, Van Dijk stays