Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has published there was “development” made in his contract negotiations amid persisted hypothesis over his long term on the membership.
Van Dijk’s deal is about to run out on the finish of the season, with teammates Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold additionally coming to the tip in their contracts in June.
Whilst a supply has informed ESPN Actual Madrid are assured of touchdown Alexander-Arnold on a unfastened switch, there stays optimism on Merseyside that Van Dijk and Salah will signal new offers, with the Netherlands global offering a good replace following Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to Fulham on Sunday.
Virgil van Dijk joined Liverpool in 2018 nd has captained the facet since 2023. Photograph through Harry Murphy – Danehouse/Getty Photographs
“There’s development, yeah,” the 33-year-old mentioned.
Requested whether or not that suggests he’ll nonetheless be at Anfield subsequent season, Van Dijk added: “I do not know, we will see. Pay attention, those are inside discussions and we will see.
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“I really like the membership, I really like the enthusiasts and so they had been there for us once more and we needed to praise them. However I would like them to be there Sunday once more [against West Ham United] and make the stadium a fantastic venue like at all times for us.”
Liverpool suffered their 2nd Premier League defeat of the season in opposition to Fulham on Sunday, with objectives from Ryan Sessegnon, Alex Iwobi and Rodrigo Muniz cancelling out Alexis Mac Allister’s early strike, earlier than Luis Díaz pulled one again for the guests in the second one part.
Arne Slot’s facet stay 11 issues transparent on the best of the desk, and Van Dijk has sponsored his crew to dance again from Sunday’s setback.
“We can be coaching somewhat so much and we’re in an excellent place however video games like this, particularly within the first part, display the task isn’t completed and I have been pronouncing it each week,” he mentioned.
“That is unquestionably the mentality in our team that the task [of winning the league] isn’t completed and now we simply need to recuperate from this, bodily and mentally, and put our minds on West Ham at house.”
