Vincent Kompany has explained why he believes Virgil van Dijk is the greatest ever defender in Premier League history.
10.05.2020 - 13:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Virgil van Dijk carefully considered Liverpool's past, present, and future before agreeing a move to the Premier League side in December 2017.
The Southampton defender had been subject to the attention of a number of top sides including Manchester City for more than 12 months previous, with interest from the Blues strong enough for the centre-back to be given a City shirt from his teammates in their 2016 Secret Santa.
However, the club's valuation of the player did not meet Southampton's and
Vincent Kompany has explained why he believes Virgil van Dijk is the greatest ever defender in Premier League history.
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