National team
Van Dijk and Brobbey miss Netherlands Nations League games
Liverpool captain Van Dijk and Brian Brobbey have pulled out of the Dutch squad for the matches against Greece and Germany.
Golviva NewsroomUpdated
The Netherlands have withdrawn Virgil van Dijk and Brian Brobbey from their squad for the next two Nations League matches, the national team said in an official statement. Both had been called up by coach Xavi.
The Dutch host Greece in Amsterdam on Friday and play Germany in Berlin on 16 November. According to The Sun, Van Dijk, 35, had been playing with a minor issue in recent weeks before a knock forced him out. Record reports that Brentford defender Van der Berg has been called up to fill the vacancy.
Golviva rates Van Dijk at €10.3m, 31% below his €15m market value on Transfermarkt. He has played 10 games for Liverpool this season without scoring and has an average rating of 7.15. His contract runs until June 2027.
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- kicker — Van Dijk und Brobbey: Niederlande vermelden Ausfälle für Deutschland-Spiel
- L'Équipe — Virgil Van Dijk et Brian Brobbey forfaits avec les Pays-Bas pour les deux prochaines rencontres de Ligue des nations
- Mundo Deportivo — Van Dijk y otra baja de última hora para Xavi Hernández
- Sportschau — Niederlande ohne van Dijk gegen Deutschland
- Transfermarkt — Niederlande ohne Kapitän van Dijk und Stürmer Brobbey gegen Deutschland
- The Sun — Virgil van Dijk withdraws from Netherlands squad after Liverpool captain ‘played through pain in recent weeks’
- Record — Van Dijk desfalca Holanda por lesão
- Evening Standard — Virgil van Dijk injury: Liverpool dealt new fitness scare ahead of Manchester United showdown
Written by the Golviva newsroom from the reports below, with figures from Golviva’s own database. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. · How we report
