Virgil van Dijk has revealed he "always" intended to sign a new contract with Liverpool, despite Chelsea reportedly making a move to sign him on a free transfer

The way Virgil van Dijk put it on Sunday, a saga had the feel of a formality. “Everything that embodies Liverpool that is just part of me,” he said. A man with a claim to be Liverpool’s finest ever centre-back,

According to the Times ‘ Paul Joyce, the Dutchman “does not intend for his association to end in the summer of 2027,” with the Mail ‘s Lewis Steele adding that the centre-back believes he can maintain his form “for a further three or four years.”