Alan Shearer sends warning to Virgil van Dijk over Liverpool contract talks

Virgil van Dijk is retired of declaration with Liverpool astatine the extremity of the play and Alan Shearer believes the Reds whitethorn beryllium reluctant to lucifer the defender's demands

Alan Shearer reckons skipper Virgil Van Dijk could bash the concern for Liverpool for different 3 years - but helium mightiness not get that magnitude of deal.

The stylish defender is retired of declaration astatine the extremity of the play - similar Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold - and tin commencement talking to overseas sides from arsenic aboriginal arsenic January 1 if helium desired moving distant from Anfield. The Dutchman, 33, has said “discussions are ongoing” with Liverpool but not added overmuch much than that. Some fans are disquieted that means helium could extremity up moving on.

However, Shearer feels determination should beryllium nary concerns for them oregon the iconic centre-half who has been specified a immense occurrence for the Reds since his £75m transportation from Southampton successful 2018. He said: “Virgil Van Dijk has said helium is talking to Liverpool, but we each cognize that volition person been happening anyway.

“He volition possibly privation a longer deal, arsenic the others whitethorn do. But due to the fact that of his and Mo Salah's age, Liverpool whitethorn beryllium a spot reluctant to springiness them a semipermanent contract. I wouldn't instrumentality excessively overmuch from Van Dijk's comments though. It’s good that they're talking but I'd afloat expect that."

Van Dijk has won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup (twice) since joining Liverpool. They are the existent Premier League leaders having won 7 of their opening 8 games, including beating Chelsea 2-1 connected Sunday, conceding conscionable 3 goals on the way.

In an interrogation with Betfair, Shearer added: "Virgil Van Dijk inactive has truthful overmuch to connection Liverpool, for the adjacent 2 to 3 years, and helium was fantabulous erstwhile again against Chelsea.”

Speaking up of the midweek triumph implicit RB Leipzig, Van Dijk gave an update connected talks, insisting that his afloat absorption are connected this season, alternatively than what happens aft it.

"I tin accidental evidently discussions are ongoing, but I don't know, we volition spot what happens successful the future. My precise afloat absorption is connected Liverpool, wanting to triumph games that are up of maine and thing else," helium said.

"What the aboriginal volition bring I person nary thought astatine the moment. I tin lone archer you that discussions person been started up and we volition see."

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