The future of Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool remains up in the air having entered the last 12 months of his current contract but the Reds captain is not talking with any other clubs.
Van Dijk is out of contract at Anfield in 2025 and naturally, rumours have begun to circulate given the status of the centre-back.
The Dutch star has been at Liverpool since joining from Southampton back in January 2018 and was one of the figures that transformed the Merseyside club during the Jurgen Klopp era. The 33-year-old has become a legend at the Premier League giants but it remains to be seen if he will be at Anfield for the 2025/26 campaign.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Van Dijk’s future at Liverpool will be decided over the coming months with the transfer expert emphasizing that talks over a new deal will take place. Nothing has been decided yet and more importantly, the Netherlands international is not talking to other clubs.
The centre-back is fully focused on performing for Liverpool at present as he continues to get to know the Reds’ new coach, Arne Slot.
Liverpool to hold talks over Virgil van Dijk’s future
Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on the future of Van Dijk in his latest exclusive column for CaughtOffside’s The Daily Briefing, stating that Liverpool will hold talks with the player over the coming months.
“What I am being told is that it’s a really similar situation to Salah, there will be conversations over a new contract for Van Dijk. This is what sources say about the story,” the transfer expert said.
“Before making any decision on his future, the defender will talk to Liverpool; and before making any decision on their future plan, the club will have negotiations with Van Dijk over a new deal, over their project, over the length of a potential new contract and the salary the Dutch star will receive. There are a few points to discuss, of course, but crucial points. All three key players will have conversations with Liverpool over new deals in the coming months.
“Nothing will be decided now, nothing is over and nothing has already been extended. So let’s give them time to discuss all these important topics. From what I am told, Van Dijk is not negotiating with any other club as he is fully focused on Liverpool, full focus on doing something special with the Reds’ new coach and the new management team. Then in the next few weeks and months, his representatives will have conversations with Liverpool to try and sort out his future.”