Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk opens up on his dream of Ballon d’Or

In an interview to Sky Sports News, Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk has opened up on his nomination to win Ballon d’Or award. After winning the Champions League with Liverpool and reaching the Nations League final Van Dijk has been made the bookies’ favourite for the award. The Defender admits that it would be a dream to come true if he wins Ballon d’Or, however, there’re more important things – getting silverware with the club. "If people are talking about it - you can't say it doesn't do you something," Van Dijk, who was voted the PFA Players' Player of the Year for the past season, told Sky Sports News. "But it's a subject we don't have any influence on. I can't change anything right now other than get fit, stay fit and that's the situation. "Winning something like that is a dream come true for every footballer in the world. If you don't then you just get on with it and try to perform better than last year. "It would be fantastic, and I would be very proud. "But the main thing will be to focus on what we do all together and achieving the bigger goal - that's getting silverware with the club." If Van Dijk gets Ballon d’Or he will become the second defender after former Juventus and Real Madrid centre-back Fabio Cannavaro in 2006.

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