Sunday Mirror

Van dijk’s got dUtCH on zoom

- BY steVe bates

VIRGIL VAN DIJK has been taking part in Holland team meetings – even though he’s still crocked.

Dutch star Matthijs de Ligt has revealed the Kop star has been on Zoom team talks with boss

Frank de Boer and his squad as he recovers from a serious cruciate knee injury.

And that’s reinforced speculatio­n Holland are desperate to have the Liverpool defender in their Euro squad this summer – especially after losing 4-2 to

Turkey in their opening 2022 World Cup qualifier in Istanbul.

Juventus defender De Ligt (below) said: “Virgil joined in on a Zoom call and made a very sharp impression, he came across with a very fresh mind.

“It’s hard for me to judge where Virgil is in his recovery and how strong he feels physically, but I know he doesn’t want to put much pressure on himself.

“Virgil is taking things day by day, then he will see at the tournament how things are. It’s important that he is not

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CUTTING IT FINE Van Dijk faces a race against time to be fit for the Euros

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