Liverpool have now obtained promising information surrounding the way forward for captain Virgil van Dijk, whose present contract is set to expire on the finish of the season.
Van Dijk’s future at Anfield
The Reds try to tie down numerous their key gamers to new contracts, with uncertainty additionally looming over the futures of Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Arne Slot dangers dropping all three gamers on a free switch on the finish of the season if the membership’s hierarchy are unable to agree new offers, which is a trigger for main concern, given the half they’ve performed in Liverpool’s success lately.
Final week, it was reported that Van Dijk has already been offered a new deal, however the preliminary proposal fell wanting his expectations, casting doubt over whether or not he’ll stay at Anfield past 2025.
Nevertheless, latest updates have been way more promising, with Sky Sports activities reporter Melissa Reddy detailing the Dutchman is now anticipated to signal a brand new contract, alongside Salah.
Insider Mick Brown has additionally dropped a serious replace in a latest interview with Soccer Insider, and it’s good news for Liverpool fans.
Brown stated: “I’m assured he’ll signal a brand new contract. From what I’m instructed, Liverpool wish to have all of it agreed earlier than the January switch window.
“The announcement that he has put pen to paper can be a serious enhance for the membership and the supporters heading into the remainder of the season. Having the ability to announce the supporters that he has signed a brand new deal would give them a lift at a time the place they’re high of the league.
“That’s now what I’m anticipating to occur based mostly on what I’ve heard.”
Van Dijk set to remain at Liverpool
All of the latest indicators point out the 33-year-old might be staying on Merseyside for the foreseeable future, which is an actual enhance for Slot, given simply how instrumental he has been for numerous years.
Barring his injury-ridden 2020-21 marketing campaign, the Breda-born defender has been indispensable to Liverpool since arriving from Southampton in a £75m deal again in January 2018.
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Season |
Appearances in all competitions |
|
2017-18 |
22 |
|
2018-19 |
50 |
|
2019-20 |
50 |
|
2020-21 |
8 |
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2021-22 |
51 |
|
2022-23 |
41 |
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2023-24 |
48 |
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2024-25 |
20 |
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Liverpool are taking a look at an exceptionally gifted teenager within the switch window.
This season has been no exception, with the captain rated because the Reds’ second-best performing player within the Premier League, simply behind the equally-important Salah, who Liverpool followers will even be determined to maintain maintain of past the summer time.
Lauded as “unbelievable” by Jurgen Klopp, the Netherlands worldwide is exhibiting no indicators of slowing down regardless of his age, and it could be unbelievable information if he commits his future to the membership.
Provided that negotiations with Salah are additionally progressing properly now, Slot’s subsequent job might be to persuade Alexander-Arnold to commit his future to the membership, amid growing interest from reigning Champions League winners Actual Madrid.
