Paul Robinson has advised Liverpool to tie Virgil Van Dijk on a long term lucrative contract for the reason that he defines and outlines leadership and captaincy.

according to the former Leeds United goalkeeper, Virgil can be a long term asset for Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.

Virgil van Dijk has totally transformed the leaking Liverpool defense since arriving from Southampton. He has played in two Champions League finals, winning one against Spurs last season and losing the other o Madrid at Kiev two seasons ago. He has been widely considered the best defender in the world, through his ability to halt attackers and organize defence.

Liverpool missed the league trophy last season after Pep Guardiola’s Man City took them by a point yet the Reds are on the verge of securing their first PL accolade after stretching the league table 25-point difference against City.

With the arrival of the Dutchman, the Liverpool defence and has taken the team to the elite level that they have maintained throughout the past two years.

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And now the Reds have been urged to sign van Dijk to a massive long-term contract, despite him turning 29 this summer and his current deal not expiring until 2023.

“I would give him a five-year deal right now – with the option of a further two,” former goalkeeper Paul Robinson told Football Insider. “Van Dijk is extremely fit and strong. Look at Ronaldo...

"The age he is playing onto and the level he is playing at. He is 28, I would have no hesitation giving him a contract until he is 35.”

“The impact he has had on the team and the players around him, even if he gets to 35 and is not playing regularly, to have somebody like that around the dressing room… You compare it to Vincent Kompany.

"You look at Manchester City and the impact he had even when he did not play – the difference of having a captain and a leader in the dressing room.

“I would tie him down for as long as possible.”