The possibility of Virgil van Dijk, the best defender in the English Premier League (EPL), joining Bayern Munich has been raised.
Britain's Tribune reported on the 13th (Korea time) that "Pandique has decided not to renew his contract with Liverpool and is expected to leave the team."
Tribune said: "Pandique has received a lucrative offer from Bayern, which is why they are considering a new challenge. Liverpool are already looking for a replacement, and Bayern could sign one of the best defenders in the world."
Van Dyck is one of the best defenders in the world representing the English Premier League (EPL). Van Dyck, who joined Liverpool in 2017, was a hot topic when he joined the club, but he is now imprinted as the core and center of Liverpool, putting Liverpool at the top of Europe with his skills. Van Dyck, who ranked second in the Ballon d'Or in 2019, was born in 1991 and is still the best in the EPL. He has also played in 39 official league games this season, contributing to Liverpool's lead in the league.
However, VanDijk's situation, which was expected to remain in the team for a long time as Liverpool captain, began to change after manager Jurgen Klopp left the team after the end of last season. There was a prospect that he could leave Liverpool, which was preparing for a change with the newly appointed Arne slot. It received even more attention because his contract with Liverpool was expiring in the upcoming summer. There were also predictions that he could leave the team due to the expiration of his contract along with Mohamed Salah, Son Heung-min and Kevin De Bruyne. In the end, VanDijk has yet to announce the imminent signing of his contract with Liverpool.
There were not a few big clubs that paid attention to Pandique's situation. Real, Atletico, and Bayern jumped into the recruitment of Pandique, and the prospect of seeing him playing in another uniform in the next season if Liverpool cannot quickly complete the renewal of his contract with Pandique has also increased.
In this situation, predictions emerged that Bayern would be able to add Pandique to the defense next season. Tribuna explained, "Pandique is said to be leaning toward accepting Bayern's offer, which could be a big blow to Liverpool."
If Pandique leaves Liverpool for Bayern Munich, he is expected to play with or compete with Korean national team defender Kim Min-jae. Kim Min-jae has been showing good performance this season by jumping to a clear starting defender under the coach Bang Sang Kompany. Both Eric Dyer, who was a competitor last season, and Hiroki Ito, who was expected to compete this season, stayed in their positions. 바카라사이트
However, it is difficult to rule out cases in which the position may change due to the addition of Pandike. Moreover, since Pandike showed the best performance in the left center back position where Kim Min-jae played this season, fierce competition with Kim Min-jae is possible.
Many clubs are paying attention to VanDijk's choice. Attention is focusing on whether Bayern will eventually hold out its outstretched hand or Liverpool will hold VanDijk as its last attempt to renew the contract.