Liverpool are expected to “break open the bank’s safe” to tie Virgil van Dijk down to a new contract, one journalist in his native Netherlands believes. While it has been interpreted elsewhere as a major update on Van Dijk’s future, suggestions Liverpool are close to agreeing a new deal with their captain appear wide of the mark.

Reports from Van Dijk's native Netherlands suggest Liverpool are willing to 'break to bank' and tie the defender down to a new deal. It's reported by De Telegraaf that a deal is believed to be imminent for Van Dijk, who joined Liverpool in January 2018.

A cheeky request from Tottenham mascots left fans and commentators laughing as Virgil van Dijk reflected on Liverpool’s narrow defeat to Spurs.