Liverpool player who came close to beating Messi to Ballon d'Or award

The Reds have been a leading team in Europe since the arrival of Jürgen Klopp, who has led the team to always give the best of each player, so the Reds have enjoyed great seasons where they have managed to raise Liverpool among the best teams in the world, so many players have had great opportunities to be considered among the best in the world.

While players of Mohamed Salah's caliber have been underestimated and have not been recognized for the great level he maintains, leaving him out of the top places despite having a better level than many at present, this being a total injustice to everyone in Anfield, however there is a teammate of the Pharaoh who came very close to winning the golden ball. And that is that Virgil Van Dijk came very close to winning the golden ball in 2019, coming very close to winning first place, just a few points behind Lionel Messi who took another golden ball, which would certainly have been something extraordinary, as had Van Dijk won, he would have finished off a spectacular campaign.

In 2019 Liverpool were Champions League champions, so without doubt Liverpool were the best team in the world, and despite having world class stars like Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino who were the most dangerous trident in the world, the best player at the time was Virgil Van Dijk, who established himself as a wall at Anfield, yet the closest Liverpool player has come in recent times to winning the golden ball.

Van Dijk's present

Currently the Reds are still fighting hard at the top of the Premier League, so many players are going through a great time, as is the case of the Dutchman, and is currently in addition to being the captain of the Reds, is showing a level that had been forgotten, which is proving that it is certainly a great replacement for Jordan Henderson, so if current level is very good, so Liverpool will continue with a great level.