Liverpool manager Arne Slot repeated his firm desire for Virgil Van Dijk to keep in the club in the midst of increasing uncertainty about the future of the central back.
The existing contract out of Dijka expires in June. AND Towing defender is unwavering That the decision was not made on his future, but reports on the external interest in the 33-year-olds were collecting the pace while the conclusion of his agreement exceeds the horizon.
The slot asked about the future of his captain after he was In the picture in the discussion With the owner of Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sports director Luis Campos after eliminating the Champions League in his side against the French Giants this week.
“I don’t know what’s going on next season,” Slot shrugged. “The only thing I know is that I want Virgil to be here next season. Everyone else, these conversations about contracts is not what I do here.”
Dutch coach joined the restructured Liverpool Hierarchy in summer. Former transfer specialist Michael Edwards returned to the club as his first executive director of football in March 2024 before the appointment of Richard Hughes as a sports director in June. Both members of the upper management will be at the forefront of discussions with Van Dijk on a new agreement, while the tired focuses on the existing playing squad.
Except Van DijkEdwards and Hughes are also locked in negotiations with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah, which are related to their own expiration contracts.
Alexander-Arnold is a comfortable youngest trio at 26 years old, and is also intended to leave most likely, and Real Madrid is all but Convinced of his immediate arrival. Salah’s case is especially complicated.
The 32-year-old should theoretically already enjoy his peak, but he is currently on his way to record the best career campaign. Freshly crowned The Premier League player of the month He publicly expressed frustration with club negotiations on contracts and attracted interest from the nonsense of rival teams. Like Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold, the groove also wants to keep Salah. “Everyone wants him, including us,” admitted the former head of Feyenoord in January. “Of course, we want him to expand too. That’s clear.”
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