Kompany: Van Dijk, best stopper in Premier League history

According to Manchester City legend Kompany, the best stopper the Premier League has ever seen is Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.

Vincent Kompany called his former rival Virgil van Dijk the best stop in Premier League history.

Van Dijk, who came to Liverpool from Southampton for 75 million pounds in January 2018, is considered the transfer that changed the fate of the Merseyside team.

The Dutch stopper, who tasted the Champions League championship in the 2018-19 season with Reds, won the second place after Lionel Messi at the 2019 Ballon d'Or.

According to Manchester City's former star Kompany, Van Dijk has become the best stop in the Premier League history with the impact they have achieved in a short time.

Speaking to SPORF, Belgian said, "Van Dijk may not have been at this level for as long as names like John Terry and Rio Ferdinand, but what he did in the last few years showed that if he had been transferred to a big team before, that would have been my criterion. Liverpool before Van Dijk and Liverpool from Van Dijk are very different. I think that's why Van Dijk is the best stop in league history. " used expressions.

Van Dijk and Manchester City were seriously interested in the circuit of the 2017-18 season, but the choice of the 28-year-old football player favored Liverpool.