Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool captain indicates ‘progress’ in talks over new contract to stay at Anfield | Football News happymamay

Captain Liverpool Virgil Van Digk pointed out that there was “progress” in talks about a long -awaited new deal to keep him in Anfield.

The 33-year-old, like his teammates, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, is outside the contract this summer, but he revealed that his future can be close to his solution.

He was asked after the 3-2 Premier League defeat on Sunday in Fulham if there was any progress in the discussions.

“Listen, these are internal discussions and we will see that.

“I love the club, I love the fans and were there for us again [at Fulham]. We wanted to reward them, but I ask them to be there again on Sunday and make the stadium a great place like us. “

On Sunday, fugitives in Anfield on Anfield is facing 11 points from Arsenal, second place and knowing the second title in six seasons that can be just weeks away.

However, the futures for the influencing trio, Van Dick, Salah and Alexander-Arnold, have become major dialogue points in recent weeks, with speculation that Alexander-Arnold is local talent might leave for Real Madrid after it sparked an angry reaction from sections of the club’s support.

Van Dijk’s comments are likely to be better received, although he insists that he only focuses on the task of winning the league.

He said: “This is definitely a mentality in our group, that the job has not been accomplished, and now we only have to recover from this physically and mentally and put our minds on West Ham at home.”

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“I think they will get it on the line. This is the person I was almost confident.

“I was less confident in Trent Alexander-Arnold with Mo Salah, who is almost in the middle of these two players.

“Virgil Van Digk speaks a lot because he is the captain and certainly when things do not go well, he is almost the face of the club player who goes out and speaks, as the captain should be.

“He always dealt with these situations well, and the fact that he said there is some progress that makes me really optimistic that this signature will happen.”

Analysis: The presence of Van Dijk is still important as it was always

Sky Sports Laura Hunter:

Critics rush to jump on Virgil Van Dijk in the first hint of error. There was a lot in a wrong performance against Fulham at the weekend. But the defender was neither the only perpetrator nor that the anomaly reduces its importance against Liverpool now or in the future.

This is the man who has played a maximum of minutes in the Premier League this season, and he is almost superior. Arne Slot also notes: “If you play 50-60 games per season, there will be one moments or moments that he could have done better.”

The epic of the Van Dijk contract was exaggerated through the simultaneous positions of MO Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold-Was there real doubt that the 34-year-old will not extend his stay? While Real Madrid was inhaled around Alexander-Arnold and it seems that the interest is endless from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Salah, no rumors of the fiancé of Van Dick. A way out of the least likely results.

However, the opening will be happy to link one of its three precious origins. Just three weeks ago, the Dutchman told reporters that he had “had no idea” about his future. This general confirmation was ridiculous after it was too late, but the conversations may be accelerated. There are the number of kilometers in Liverpool, its captain so far.