Topic: Virgil Van Dijk (Cpt)

[Kennys from heaven]

The mirror is reporting that VVD has a very highly incentivised contract right now, however his new one will be less loaded with incentives.

Pretty sure it will be the same with Mo etc.

What’s good is this helps our accounts.

Transfer fees are accounted for across the length of a players contract.  So we account for his fee at £15m a year.

If he’s signed a new 6 year contract, it means that the remaining fee (say £45m??) will be spread over 6 years meaning an accounting cost of about £7.m a year.

It’s also worth noting that VVD got a £5m signing on fee and gets a £5m loyalty bonus at some point....

Add that to agents fees and his true cost is pretty much £100m

£100mill and it’s still steal of the fucking century.

[Red Beret]

The mirror is reporting that VVD has a very highly incentivised contract right now, however his new one will be less loaded with incentives.

Pretty sure it will be the same with Mo etc.

Maybe if Mo's contract is less incentivised he'll pass to Sadio more often. 

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Stupid decision. He's 29 next year, at which point we should really be looking to sell. After all, he's 30 in two years time and will be on the decline. He's 35 in seven years time and will be close to retirement ffs.

[El Lobo]

So with this and Ox’s new contract, plus Wilson and Grujic returning, that’s next summers transfers sorted.

[Clayton Bigsby]

You only times are mad when I hear 200k a week and think, 'is that all'?

[TepidT2O]

The echo say the story is rubbish



Oh well

[tubby]

6 years does seem a little long for someone who's already 28, but if the club are trying to get ahead of wages going nuts then that makes more sense.

[TepidT2O]

6 years does seem a little long for someone who's already 28, but if the club are trying to get ahead of wages going nuts then that makes more sense.

The echo have said the mirror story isn’t true!

[Lush is the best medicine...]

The echo have said the mirror story isn’t true!

arent they the same media group?

[TepidT2O]

arent they the same media group?

Yeah but totally different in reality

[newterp]

Worrying Times!!

"VvD refuses to sign contract extension while away on International Break! Everton Presents 1 Hr Youtube Video on Proposed Stadium. Power Shift Complete!"

[peachybum]

If the Mirror had an actual exclusive on Liverpool then Maddock would do it not their Sunday gossip monger Moxley.

[Morgana]

Worrying Times!!

"VvD refuses to sign contract extension while away on International Break! Everton Presents 1 Hr Youtube Video on Proposed Stadium. Power Shift Complete!"

 

[him_15]

We have secured the best defender, the Virgil has secured the best club.

[classycarra]

Probably his agent, then

[ScouserAtHeart]

He signed on a 5-year contract? Still has 3.5 to go. Plenty of time left.

[Snail]

Apparently it’s bollocks. Ah well.

[thekitkatshuffler]

He signed on a 5-year contract? Still has 3.5 to go. Plenty of time left.

We've got the option of another year as well, so he's secured until 2024 and reportedly very happy in the area.

Of course we'll reward him for the team's continued success, but this latest rumour is international break nonsense.

[rocco]

He signed on a 5-year contract? Still has 3.5 to go. Plenty of time left.

Current contract end 2024 ( has 0ne year extension in it  )

[devlin_adl]

Glad that Liverpool have cottoned on to the idea of adding an one year extension at the club's option. Man Utd have been doing this for a while.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

200k per week. That's how much United pay Sanchez to play for Inter. 

All that said, I am sure he has tonnes of performance related bonuses. Contract to 2025.

I read that it was £300k pw

[Redcap]

He'll be 32-33 by the time this contract expires. I don't think we need to worry about extending his contract again for a while. We might give him an increased salary to incentivise him to stay, but I don't think we need to be adding any years to it at this stage.

[PaulF]

He'll be 32-33 by the time this contract expires. I don't think we need to worry about extending his contract again for a while. We might give him an increased salary to incentivise him to stay, but I don't think we need to be adding any years to it at this stage.

Probably more about avoiding a Bosmon scenario.

[CraigDS]

He'll be 32-33 by the time this contract expires. I don't think we need to worry about extending his contract again for a while. We might give him an increased salary to incentivise him to stay, but I don't think we need to be adding any years to it at this stage.

He’ll be 31, about to turn 32 when his current contract expires. However more importantly he’d be able to buy out the remainder of his contract 3 years after signing, which is Jan 2021 (so a little over a year).

See no reason why not to add 12 months to any new deal to take him to turning 33. He comes across as the sort who will likely still be at a very high level at that age.

[Jookie]

He'll be 32-33 by the time this contract expires. I don't think we need to worry about extending his contract again for a while. We might give him an increased salary to incentivise him to stay, but I don't think we need to be adding any years to it at this stage.

A new contract for van Dijk wouldn't necessarily be about securing him for a longer term.

It'd be new contract that would be commensurate with the value he brings. The player, and his standing in Word football, is very different now to what it was when he walked into Melwood in January 2018.

The club (and probably van Dijk and his agent) may want a new deal that reflects van Dijk's growing stature at the club and World football. It may only extend his contract by 12 months but could go a long way to making him feel valued and appreciated by the club. It may cost the club millions per year too do this but in my opinion it's money well spent.

Using your resources/money to keep your major assets happy is a better use of funds then buying new players, in my opinion.

[Scouser-Tommy]

Glad that Liverpool have cottoned on to the idea of adding an one year extension at the club's option. Man Utd have been doing this for a while.

Good spot, I hadn't noticed it but makes a lot of sense - it appears Matip's contract has just been extended on this basis.

[Ycuzz]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1173206076071849985

Somebody please embed that, (how to embed twatter folks?).

[Clayton Bigsby]

What is our league record since he rocked up? I'm pretty sure it is absolutely ridiculous. 3 losses in league or something like that right?

[Charlie Adams fried egg]

I think he'll be fairly happy with how it's gone for him in his 21 months here.
2 European Cup finals, a Super Cup, a 97 point season, shit loads of clean sheets, lots of personal accolades and now he lives near Satterthwaites too.

[jooneyisdagod]

He has to win the Balon D'or. I think he's been that good. Best defender I've seen since Nesta.

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[MoSzizlak]

On MNF Neville said Laporte was the best defender last season  I was surprised Carra let it pass.

[sms1986]

On MNF Neville said Laporte was the best defender last season  I was surprised Carra let it pass.

 

It's obviously an attempt to wind people on social media up, nobody comes close to Virgil.

[Hazell]

Thought he was immense today, yeah, we conceded. but he was brilliant again.

Is it FIFA Player of the Year tomorrow?

[1892tillforever]

What is our league record since he rocked up? I'm pretty sure it is absolutely ridiculous. 3 losses in league or something like that right?

I think it is Played 60, won 45, drew 11, lost 4.

At home, I think it is played 30; won 26 drew 4.

However, he didn't play in the first game of that sequence against the Cheats at Anfield which of course we won 4-3.

In fairness, we were unbeaten in 13 league games BEFORE he joined. We now have lost just 4 of the last 73 league games. Played 73, Won 54, drew 15, lost 4.

At Anfield, played 37, Won 30, drew 7.

However, Everton are better 

[Wingman]

Some nights I go to bed worried about some shit or other. Then I rest my head on the pillow and say to myself, “Virgil Van Dijk plays for Liverpool” .... and I drift off to sleep without a care in the world

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Crazy his thread hasn't been bumped today. Man mountain. Those are the sort of games we'd have crumbled in before signing him

[rakey_lfc]

Was happy when he signed as I thought we'd have someone who would sure up our defence. Never imagined he'd go on to be this pheonominal. World class.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Crazy his thread hasn't been bumped today. Man mountain. Those are the sort of games we'd have crumbled in before signing him

I think we are just at the stage where this level of performance is the norm for him and what we come to expect. Which is still absolutely astonishing.

And why when he makes even the most minor mistake, it gets blown up to silly levels.

As good as the other lads are in our team, he is far out on his own IMO, in terms of how good he is at his position and his influence on others. The consistency is like nothing I’ve seen anyone produce in an LFC shirt. Not Gerard, not Suarez.

[rowan_d]

Held us together while those around him were wilting for a decent period of today's game.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

I think we are just at the stage where this level of performance is the norm for him and what we come to expect. Which is still absolutely astonishing.

And why when he makes even the most minor mistake, it gets blown up to silly levels.

As good as the other lads are in our team, he is far out on his own IMO, in terms of how good he is at his position and his influence on others. The consistency is like nothing I’ve seen anyone produce in an LFC shirt. Not Gerard, not Suarez.

Yeah that's what I meant by crazy. Can't disagree with any of that, I suppose another thing is most games VVD plays perfectly finely in second gear because both we and he are so good but its games like today when we are tested that you see what a ridiculously high ceiling he has as a defender and a leader.