Maybe Virgil van Dijk knew all along that by sticking around this summer, he would witness first-hand the birth of FSG’s Liverpool 2.0. After all, there aren’t many left from the squad he joined seven and a half years ago.

Having committed to Liverpool with a two-year contract extension this past April, Van Dijk is set to remain at Anfield until he turns 35. Liverpool 's defensive stalwart Virgil van Dijk snubbed a big-money offer from Saudi Arabia to stay at the pinnacle of European football as his Liverpool deal neared its end.