The Manchester United player triggered a raise in Virgil van Dijk's salary

Manchester United's Harry Maguire has proven to be the trigger for the surging Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who recently agreed to a new six-year contract with Anfield.

The Dutchman has agreed to sign a new six-year contract with Liverpool on Sunday (8/9). The benchmark in terms of total revenue was triggered by a fund of 69 million pounds (1.2 trillion rupiah) which pocketed the new MU defender, Harry Maguire.

Maguire, who took over Leicester City as the most expensive defender in the world when he joined Old Trafford from Leicester City on a £ 80 million (Rs 1400 billion) transfer this summer, will pocket £ 190,000 per month. week (3.37 billion euros). Rupiah) in the red devil.

However, Van Dijk, who was named European football player this year, has had the best years of his career at Anfield and ended his new contract negotiations which will come into force the next six years last week.

Negotiations for better conditions also took place this summer. However, a number of Dutch sources have confirmed that the center back will remain on Merseyside after the negotiations are over.

The Van Dijk agreement at this stage will not end until 2023, after the relocation of Southampton worth 75 million pounds (1,300 billion rupees) was formalized 20 months ago.

But the new demands will give him a large salary increase, which was at the start of 125,000 pounds (2.2 billion rupees) a week when he left the club on the south coast, to nearly 200,000 pounds (3.5 billion rupees) a week and tied him red until 2025.

The current agreement includes many bonus clauses, including additions if the club manages to clear the sheets and appearances. In his new contract, Van Dijk will get a better base salary, but fewer bonuses than before. This has been stated by Give Me Sport.

Representatives Van Dijk and Liverpool discussed the best provisions long before Harry Maguire from Manchester United was secured by the Red Devils at a record-breaking fee for transferring a defender to the world this summer.

Loading...

Subscribe to receive free email updates: