£75m man Virgil van Dijk not overweight, insists Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists club-record signing Virgil van Dijk is not overweight and his fitness is not an issue.

Former Reds defender Jamie Carragher suggested on Thursday’s Sky Sports ‘The Debate’ programme that the world’s most expensive defender “needs to lose a bit of weight”.

However, even though Klopp admits he rested the £75million (€85m) January arrival from Southampton for Tuesday’s win at Huddersfield he rubbished claims the centre-back was overweight.