Virgil van Dijk has been playing with two broken ribs for the last few weeks, says Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman.
Despite the claims, Koeman says the injury won’t stop the Liverpool defender from starting weekend’s game against Huddersfield.
Van Dijk’s rib problem was not a secret, although Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said it was an issue of bruising which the centre-back suffered before their Champions League victory over Paris St Germain in mid-September and forced him off in the subsequent Premier League win over Southampton.
Speaking to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Koeman said, “Virgil has played with two broken ribs in the last weeks. He wanted to play against Germany and you have to give that club something back now.”
The former Southampton man was sent back to Liverpool though the club has not commented on Koeman’s claims with reports suggesting that the injury won’t sideline him for weekend’s clash.
