Five realistic alternatives for Virgil van Dijk Liverpool should look at

Virgil van Dijk has handed in a transfer request but can Liverpool sign him?
Virgil van Dijk has handed in a transfer request but can Liverpool sign him?

#4 Davinson Sanchez - Ajax

Sanchez was instrumental in Ajax's run to the Europa League final last season
Sanchez was instrumental in Ajax's run to the Europa League final last season

Ajax signed young Davinson Sanchez from Colombian club Atletico Nacional last summer and the Colombian International went on to have an immediate impact at the club.

He played 44 games for the Dutch giants scoring six goals as they finished runners up in the league and the Europa League. His excellent debut season saw him being named the club’s Player of the Year for 2017 ahead of other excellent performers like Hakim Ziyech and Kasper Dolberg.

Sanchez is 6ft 2in tall, very strong and comfortable on the ball. This makes him an ideal modern day centre-back. However, he is only 21 and still needs to work on the decision-making side of his game. Hence, he may not be an immediate starter for Liverpool but can definitely improve under Klopp and push the likes of Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip for a starting role.

He averaged an impressive 5.16 clearances and 2.06 interceptions per 90 minutes in the Dutch Eredivisie last season.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram