Virgil van Dijk admits he “genuinely” doesn’t know what the long run holds for him at Liverpool, saying these claiming to know in any other case are “mendacity.”
The 33-year-old can have been hoping to captain the Reds to Champions League glory this season, however that dream died on Tuesday night.
Van Dijk, together with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah is but to signal a contract extension with the Reds, and chatting with the media together with The Athletic after the PSG defeat, the Dutchman admitted the state of affairs stays unresolved.
“I nonetheless don’t know in the intervening time. Genuinely, I don’t know,” Van Dijk insisted.
“It isn’t on maintain. Nothing is on maintain. I maintain saying the identical factor. There are 10 video games to go and that’s my full focus.
“If there’s information, you guys will realize it. I don’t even know myself. Everybody is aware of there are some conversations behind the scenes however that’s about it.
“In the meanwhile, I don’t even know what is going to occur subsequent yr. If anybody says they do know, they’re mendacity to your face.”
As is the case with Alexander-Arnold and Salah, Liverpool supporters are fretting about Van Dijk’s future, not least the concept of one of many membership’s best ever gamers departing on a free switch this summer season.
Whereas the skipper has spoken of his happiness at Anfield in latest months, nothing seems to have modified relating to the contract extension.
Van Dijk was even noticed chatting with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Sporting director Luis Campos within the tunnel after Tuesday night time’s recreation, however nothing ought to be learn into that.
Hopefully, it’s merely a case of Liverpool’s colossal chief not feeling rushed about getting a brand new deal over the road, as an alternative specializing in his workforce profitable the Premier League title.
Whereas retaining the providers of Alexander-Arnold and Salah can also be very important for the Reds, Van Dijk is the glue for Arne Slot and dropping him would really feel disastrous.
Liverpool’s No. 4 can proceed to be among the many greatest centre-backs on the planet for a number of years, so the membership should safe his future at Anfield.
As issues stand, Van Dijk, Salah and Alexander-Arnold solely have 10 video games remaining at Liverpool.
