Virgil van Dijk has message for Liverpool target Matthijs De Ligt

Van Dijk rates his Holland team-mate Matthijs De Ligt highly and after starring together at international level he would be delighted to repeat that classy combination at Liverpool next season. It won’t be an easy task for Liverpool to secure De Light’s services as the 19-year-old is targeted by Paris St Germain, Juventus, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. About his partnership with De Light Can Dijk said:  “He’s obviously an excellent defender, that’s clear. He can still improve a lot and he realises that. “But playing like he does at that age is fantastic and I’m really happy to play beside him.” Van Dijk and de Ligt will be looking to help their Dutch side see off Germany in their Euro 2020 qualifier in Amsterdam on Sunda. "It does look like the Germans are still in a building phase but don't forget that the Dutch side is also going through the same process," Van Dijk said. "The Germans still have fantastic players even if they might be talking over there (in Germany) about a crisis. We also had a spell like that, where things did not go for us. "That was not a good phase (failing to reach Euro 2016 and World Cup). But we must worry about ourselves and not Germany. "I don't think we are favourites but that is up to you members of the media to decide." "At times we played really good football but it can, and it must be, a lot better on Sunday," Van Dijk said about their win over Belarus on Thursday. "There were times where we did not put enough pressure on them and were sloppy and lost the ball."Against Germany we can expect a completely different game and we all realise that. We know what we are capable of."

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