It turned out that this Liverpool player played an important role in recruiting Virgil van Dijk

There is a secret that has been revealed recently. Georginio Wijnaldum from Liverpool said he had an important role in the arrival of Virgil van Dijk at Anfield.

The formidable Dutch defender officially joined Liverpool in January 2018. He is the victim of another trade participant in the Premier League, Southampton, whose price reaches 75 million pounds.

He became one of the last sections of Jurgen Klopp's army. The Reds defense problem was resolved soon after that became a stronghold with Croatian defender Dejan Lovren.

Only half a season, he managed to make Liverpool reach the last phase of the Champions League. Van Dijk repeated this success the following season and became a champion. This achievement has been awarded the 2019 UEFA Best Player Award.

Wijnaldum has a big role

Whoever takes him to Anfield certainly has an important role to play. Yes, the management team is certainly interested in his arrival. But Van Dijk's arrival would not have been possible if Wijnaldum had not convinced the team to bring him back.

Speaking to Goal recently, the former Newcastle United player said: "Before joining Liverpool, I had met Jurgen and when we spoke, he asked about Virgil Van Dijk."

"I still really appreciate Virgil and my words to Jurgen are:" He will make a better defense, "he continued.



No wonder

Wijnaldum had realized Van Dijk's potential. As a result, the 28-year-old was not surprised to learn that Van Dijk was recently voted the 2019 UEFA best player.

"I am not surprised to see Virgil win the 2019 UEFA best player award, beating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and I am sure he will win it," he added.

"Virgil has had an intoxicating and very successful season, nothing can surprise me about it," he said.

Van Dijk is likely to win another prize after 2019 UEFA's best player. Most recently, it was named the most successful Ballon d'Or trophy, which was previously held by Real Madrid star Luka Modric.

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