Virgil van Dijk has admitted he has fallen in love with every little thing about Liverpool, making the choice to signal a brand new contract a easy one.
After months of nervous hypothesis, Van Dijk lastly put pen to paper on a brand new two-year contract on Thursday, following Mohamed Salah in committing his future to the membership for the foreseeable future.
Regardless of rumours of a doable transfer to European heavyweights like Actual Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain or Inter, Van Dijk has insisted he did hesitate on the prospect of extending his stick with Liverpool till 2027.
“It all the time felt proper,” he advised membership media. “I mentioned it from the primary day on that it felt proper and I feel it confirmed within the years we’ve spent collectively up till now. And clearly extra years to come back.
“It’s the place for me to be, to spend my greatest years, achieve success with the membership as we’ve been over time and hopefully the long run as nicely. And I like the town, I like the membership, I like the followers. I like my teammates. I like every little thing that embodies Liverpool, and on to many extra.”
Whereas the household feeling round Liverpool contributed to his resolution on a private degree, Van Dijk additionally admitted he felt remaining on Merseyside was the perfect factor for his spouse and youngsters.
“It’s an emotional day, not just for myself however for my household as nicely,” he continued. “My children are additionally virtually like Scousers, they do not know anything than Liverpool, particularly my two youngest.
“You reside your life away from clearly the place I am from in Holland and you might be residing an excellent life, a blessed life, however we stay additionally that good life due to the folks of Liverpool, the membership, the followers. So it is a togetherness that I actually, actually recognize.
“It helps me and likewise is what embodies me as nicely, that I actually love how the membership is normally, what it stands for and these ideas and values are actually necessary to me and my household as nicely.”
