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Virgil van Dijk is heading for a bumper new Liverpool deal as Real Madrid and Barcelona circle.

The Spanish giants are looking to shake up their defensive options this summer – and Liverpool are taking no chances with their £75million star, who has been a driving force behind their Premier League title bid.

The Anfield hierachy are ready to offer the Dutchman a staggering £200,000-a-week to fend off interest from Spain put him on a par with Mo Salah.

Figures released by Football Leaks last year revealed Liverpool pay 27-year-old van Dijk £124,658-a-week after also paying him a £6million signing-on fee after his move from Southampton in January last year.

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Other add-ons including an up front loyalty bonus of £5million plus another £4million loyalty payment on completing 150 games make the defender currently the second highest paid star at Anfield behind Salah.

Real Madrid are on the verge of a massive re-build this summer with captain Sergio Ramos believed to be under threat after falling out with powerful club President Florentino Perez.

The pair clashed in a heated exchange in the Madrid dressing room after the reigning Champions League holders were knocked out of the last 16 by Ajax.

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Perez blamed the Madrid players but Ramos countered by telling the club chief he’d warned of the dangers of not replacing Cristiano Ronaldo last summer.

The pair are expected to have clear-the-air talks – but sources in Spain claim the damage to their relationship could be permanent.

Barcelona are also in the market for a new centre-back and just 18 months after smashing their transfer record to sign van Dijk, Liverpool have vowed to fight off any attempts to unsettle the defender