Virgil van Dijk says signing defender would ‘accelerate’ Liverpool improvement

The Reds captain believes football must continue to try to educate the next generation.

Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool are improving defensively. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA

Virgil van Dijk admits signing another defender would “accelerate” their immediate improvement but until the club go back into the market the hard work has to continue within the squad.

Just a couple of hours before the 4-2 win over Bournemouth, who exploited some of the weaknesses at the back highlighted by Crystal Palace in the Community Shield last weekend, the Reds announced the signing of Parma’s 18-year-old central defender Giovanni Leoni.