Matthijs de Ligt has delivered a positive update on the fitness of Virgil van Dijk heading towards this summer’s European Championship, with the Netherlands international seeing his fellow centre-half “looking well” in an ongoing recovery from knee ligament damage.
A commanding Liverpool defender has been stuck on the sidelines since suffering an untimely injury in a Merseyside derby date with Everton in October 2020.
Questions have been asked of whether the 29-year-old will be ready to link up with his country for a shot at continental glory in June, but De Ligt has suggested that encouraging progress is being made in a bid to make Frank de Boer’s squad.