Virgil van Dijk has revealed there are ‘ongoing discussions’ over him signing a brand new contract at Liverpool.
Van Dijk’s present deal at Anfield expires in June and he’s due to this fact capable of converse to international golf equipment over a free switch as of January 1.
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A departure of the centre-back and captain would come as an enormous loss to Liverpool given his excellent performances on the coronary heart of the Reds’ defence and total crew management.
Nevertheless, the Dutchman could have eased followers’ fears of a possible exit by confirming that talks over extending his keep are in progress.
“I can say clearly discussions are ongoing, however I don’t know, we’ll see what occurs sooner or later,” he mentioned through The Athletic.
“My full focus is on Liverpool, desirous to win video games which are forward of me and nothing else.
“What the long run will convey I do not know in the mean time. I can solely inform you that discussions have been began and we’ll see.”
Van Dijk joined Liverpool initially of 2018 in a £75million deal from Southampton, their second costliest signing ever.
The 33-year-old has featured a complete of 280 occasions for the Merseyside membership throughout all competitions, scoring 24 objectives as a defender.
He was introduced because the Reds’ new captain in June 2023 after Jordan Henderson’s exit because of his reputation and intensive expertise.
Van Dijk has began in all of Liverpool’s Premier League and Champions League matches this season below new boss Arne Slot.
This consists of their 2-1 league win at dwelling to Chelsea on Sunday during which he performed the complete 90 minutes for an eighth consecutive match.
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Though it now appears Van Dijk will put pen to paper on a brand new deal, Liverpool might nonetheless see two different key gamers depart on the finish of the season.
Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold additionally see their contracts expire subsequent June, as of now.
The Reds rejected a bid rising to £150million for the Egyptian winger from Saudi Professional League aspect Al Ittihad in direction of the tip of the 2023 summer time switch window.
Salah seemingly hinted that this might be his final season on the membership after their 3-0 win in opposition to Manchester United throughout which he scored one purpose and assisted the opposite two.
Alexander-Arnold was closely linked with a transfer to Actual Madrid in the summertime to turn out to be their new right-back.
talkSPORT understands that Barcelona and Bayern Munich are additionally within the Liverpool star amid his contract uncertainty.
