3 dream replacements for Gerard Pique at FC Barcelona

Gerard Pique
Gerard Pique

#2 Virgil van Dijk

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool FC - Premier League

The big, strong Virgil van Dijk is another dream replacement for Gerard Pique in FC Barcelona. Van Dijk has it all, the physicality to win the ball from opponents, the speed and the right choices in the decision making during when the opposition pressures the defence.

He is an absolute wall for his current Premier League side, Liverpool FC. Pairing up with Clement Lenglet or Samuel Umtiti will make Barcelona less prone to such mistakes through which oppositions take the lead against Barcelona these days.

In Van Dijk's eight appearances in the Premier League this season, Liverpool have conceded only 3, also kept a clean sheet in 4 of the games. Van Dijk has a tackle success rate of 70%, cleared the ball from the own half 42 times and intercepted the ball 12 times so far this season in the Premier League.

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