Hakan Calhanoglu says Liverpool have one of the strongest players he's ever seen on their books
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Inter Milan star Hakan Calhanoglu has been building his dream footballer.
The Turkish superstar was speaking to Goal on TikTok when he was asked to build his dream player made up of a number of different attributes.
Understandably, Calhanoglu picked Lionel Messi's left foot and Cristiano Ronaldo's right foot, but when it came to strength, he made an interesting claim about one Liverpool star.
Indeed, according to Calhanoglu, Virgil van Dijk is in fact the strongest player around.
Calhanoglu has played with some seriously strong players such as Romelu Lukaku and Edin Dzeko, but he picked Van Dijk as the strongest player he could think of.
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Hakan Calhanoglu says Virgil van Dijk is the strongest player around.
Calhanoglu build his perfect player made up of seven different attributes.
The likes of Messi and Ronaldo were given mentions, while Van Dijk was picked for his strength.
| Attribute | Hakan Calhanoglu’s perfect player |
| Left foot | Lionel Messi |
| Right foot | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Speed | Kyle Walker |
| Strength | Virgil van Dijk |
| Free kicks | Juninho |
| Skills | Neymar |
| Football IQ | Ronaldo Nazario |
Van Dijk has been utterly brilliant for Liverpool this season, and his ability to bully opposition players is a huge part of that.
How strong is Virgil van Dijk?
Van Dijk is one of the strongest players around, there's no doubt about that, but how strong is the Dutchman?
Simply put, Van Dijk is almost unlike anyone else in terms of strength.
He's not a hulking figure like Adama Traore, but he's just so sturdy, he can knock anyone off the ball running at any speed, and he's impossible to move if you want to try to dispossess him yourself.
Divock Origi has previously called Van Dijk the strongest player around, while Ivan Toney has stated that Van Dijk is incredibly strong too.
Toney and Origi are two players who aren't easily bullied, and if they say that Van Dijk is that strong, then it's fair to say the centre-back is just as imposing as he looks when you watch him.
Van Dijk is one of the best in the business, and his incredible physical attributes certainly help him dominate the defence.
