Jurgen Klopp says “nobody thinks about” the price Liverpool paid for Virgil van Dijk anymore as a result of his consistent assured performances.
Van Dijk was named Man of the Match for Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday night.
The centre-back arrived from Southampton for £75 million — a world-record fee for a defender — in January, with Klopp now believing the 27-year-old is worth every penny Liverpool paid.
“It was really, really good,” Klopp said of Van Dijk’s performance against Palace. “It’s obvious.
“Quality costs a specific price. With cars, it’s the case, and with players too. Nobody thinks about it now.
“He’s a player in this market who is worth it, and maybe now people think he was too cheap!
“He loves playing with these boys, and that’s the most important thing.”
Liverpool maintained their 100 percent record in the Premier League on Monday and took the lead right on the stroke of half-time as James Milner converted a penalty kick after Mamadou Sakho was controversially adjudged to have brought down Mohamed Salah.
Palace were reduced to 10 men in the 75th minute when Aaron Wan-Bissaka denied Salah a clear goalscoring opportunity before Sadio Mane netted Liverpool’s second deep into injury off a counter-attack.
