Liverpool have now acquired promising information surrounding the way forward for captain Virgil van Dijk, whose present contract is ready to run out on the finish of the season.
Van Dijk’s future at Anfield
The Reds are trying to tie down quite a lot of 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 provided a brand 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 much 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 significant replace in a latest interview with Soccer Insider, and it’s excellent news for Liverpool followers.
Brown stated: “I’m assured he’ll signal a brand new contract. From what I’m informed, Liverpool need to have all of it agreed earlier than the January switch window.
“The announcement that he has put pen to paper could be a significant increase 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 prime of the league.
“That’s now what I’m anticipating to occur primarily based on what I’ve heard.”
Van Dijk set to remain at Liverpool
All of the latest indicators point out the 33-year-old will probably be staying on Merseyside for the foreseeable future, which is an actual increase for Slot, given simply how instrumental he has been for quite a lot of 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 |
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2022-23 |
41 |
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2023-24 |
48 |
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2024-25 |
20 |
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This season has been no exception, with the captain rated because the Reds’ second-best performing participant within the Premier League, simply behind the equally-important Salah, who Liverpool followers will even be determined to maintain maintain of past the summer season.
Lauded as “unbelievable” by Jurgen Klopp, the Netherlands worldwide is displaying no indicators of slowing down regardless of his age, and it might be implausible information if he commits his future to the membership.
Provided that negotiations with Salah are additionally progressing properly now, Slot’s subsequent process will probably be to persuade Alexander-Arnold to commit his future to the membership, amid rising curiosity from reigning Champions League winners Actual Madrid.
