Barcelona have made an enquiry to Virgil van Dijk’s agent about the possibility of the defender possibly joining the Spanish champions, according to John Cross of The Mirror.

The Catalan giants apparently made an approach to gauge if the Dutch defender had any interest in a move to Barcelona, but they were told that there is no chance of a deal happening and as such, they have moved their attention to other targets.

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Van Dijk is one of the favourites to win the Ballon d’Or this season, alongside Barca’s Lionel Messi and it looks like the Catalan giants wanted to unite the two players on the same team.

However, Van Dijk has no interest in leaving Liverpool and even if he did, the price that the Reds could demand for the centre back would be so astronomical that it would be difficult to see any club being able to afford it anyway.