Liverpool transfer news: Virgil Van Dijk tried everything to join Real Madrid ...Middle East

Yesterday, Real Madrid and Liverpool faced each other on matchday four of the Champions League. A match that Virgil Van Dijk could have played in the white shirt.

According to information from Diario AS, Virgil Van Dijk's agents did everything to get him to sign for Real Madrid, whilst he was approaching the end of his contract with Liverpool last season. But the Madridistas refused, forcing the 34-year-old defender to extend with the Reds. The Dutch rock reportedly waited until the last moment before accepting to extend, following this failed attempt to join Real Madrid. He is currently tied to the English club until June 2028.

Xabi Alonso's arrival at Real Madrid has disrupted the status of numerous players. The youngsters have taken power and it is possibly for this reason that Virgil Van Dijk was turned down by the Spanish club. AS also mentions the cruciate ligament rupture suffered by Van Dijk in 2020 as an explanatory factor that undoubtedly cooled the Casa Blanca's interest. With an average age of 25.9 years, Real Madrid are the second youngest team in Spain, behind Barca (25.5 years). A clear desire from the management to trust youth.

Real Madrid rejected Virgil Van Dijk

Players such as Dean Huijsen (20 years old), Alvaro Carreras (22 years old), Arda Guler (20 years old) or Franco Mastantuono (18 years old) have thus been integrated by Xabi Alonso. They embody the present but also the future of the club from the White House. Within the squad, only five players are 30 years old or older, all in the defensive sector, along with Thibaut Courtois. Insufficient, however, to offer a sixth place to Van Dijk.

Whilst Virgil Van Dijk remains one of the best central defenders in the world, Real Madrid stay faithful to their principles. The Merengues want to back young talents and develop them. Instead, the Madrid club did not hesitate to spend €58m (£49.5m) on Dean Huijsen whilst the experienced Van Dijk was available for free. This demonstrates once again that the rejuvenation operation has been launched at the Santiago Bernabeu.

This article was originally published on Top Mercato.

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