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‘Van Dijk is the world’s best & has no weakness’ – Hyypia hails Liverpool centre-half successor

Virgil van Dijk “has no weakness” and has become “the best centre-back in the world”, says former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia.

The Reds acquired a Netherlands international for £75 million ($97m) during the winter transfer window of 2018.

Eyebrows were raised at a record-breaking fee, with questions asked of whether Van Dijk was the final piece in the jigsaw at Anfield.

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Any doubters have been silenced in style, with the 28-year-old having become a talismanic presence in a team that has landed Champions League and Club World Cup glory.