Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has put pen to paper on a new contract at Anfield. Van Dijk’s previous deal had been due to expire at the end of the season and there had been growing speculation that the 33-year-old could be keen for a fresh challenge after seven-and-a-half years on Merseyside.

Virgil van Dijk has signed a new two-year contract with Liverpool, ending what little uncertainty remained about the club captain's long-term future at Anfield. The 33-year-old has, for much of this season,