Virgil van Dijk is set to become the highest-paid player in Liverpool's history as the Merseyside outfit prepare to offer him a new five-year deal. According to the Sun, the Dutch defender will commit to his new contract once Liverpool are confirmed as Premier League champions. The league leaders feared that Van Dijk could be tempted to replace Thiago Silva, who is leaving Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The 28-year-old is currently on £180,000 per week, but his new deal - which will see him eclipse Mohamed Salah as the club's top earner - will be worth a whopping £220,000 a week.
It could be argued that the deals that keep players like Van Dijk and Mane at the club will end up being the most important business Liverpool do all summer. There isn't really any position that Klopp needs to desperately improve in his starting 11- so why not concentrate on tying down his superstars to long-term deals? Liverpool are showing that they are one of the best-run clubs in world football. By signing Van Dijk back in 2018, they identified an issue in their squad and spent big when they needed to. Now they've won the Champions League and are set to win their first-ever Premier League title - they need to keep the quality at Anfield to become a side that will be remembered in history.
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