Virgil van Dijk is understood to be earning the third-highest wage in the Premier League after signing his new two-year contract with Liverpool this week.

Liverpool have finally announced their captain has signed a new deal, with Van Dijk set to stay at Anfield until at least 2027.

It comes as a major boost in these final weeks of the season, along with Mohamed Salah‘s own extension, with all signs pointing to a bright future.

Neither Salah or Van Dijk fit within Liverpool’s established recruitment model, with the pair set to be 35 and 36 respectively when their deals expire.

But tying them down to fresh terms is a testament to the flexibility of the new setup, acknowledging that they are and will remain two of the most important players in Arne Slot‘s squad.

That is reflected in their wages, with Van Dijk reliably reported to be earning around £385,000 per week.

The Times‘ Paul Joyce reports that the deal is “worth somewhere in the region of £40 million” while The Athletic‘s James Pearce adds that “the wages are largely guaranteed.”

According to Pearce, the only bonuses negotiated into Van Dijk’s potential salary are team-based rather than reliant on any individual targets.

Interestingly it is also suggested, with the Dutchman widely reported not to have taken a pay cut, that this salary of up to £400,000 a week was already in place.