VIRGIL VAN DIJK has donated a sizeable sum towards helping Holland compete at the Deaflympics in May.
The Liverpool defender was inspired to help out after finding out that his nation’s team may not have enough money to participate.
Virgil van Dijk will sell the shirt he wore on Sunday
The event is set to take place in Brazil and it is believed that the team need to raise around £75,000 to travel and compete.
According to Dutch paper De Telegraaf, Van Dijk, 30, has made a large donation in order to help.
He is also auctioning off his shirt from Sunday’s victorious Carabao Cup final in order to help raise funds.
Due to many generous donations, the team are said to have raised over half of their target.
Van Dijk is quoted as saying: “I have discussed this with my family and we are happy to help.
“That’s why we support these guys, who have delivered a great performance by moving from 21st to 7th place in the world ranking.
“I admire the way these guys practice their sport.”
While wearing the auctioned off shirt on Sunday, Van Dijk was awarded the Alan Hardaker Trophy.
The gong is handed each year to the man of the match in the EFL Cup final.
It had been won by a Manchester City player in each of the last four seasons, with Riyad Mahrez picking it up in 2021.
The last Liverpool player to win it was Stewart Downing, when the Reds won the League Cup in 2012.
Van Dijk, 30, clutches the EFL Cup and Alan Hardaker Trophy
