Arne Slot agrees with Virgil van Dijk over Liverpool's 'problem' in contract talks

Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold volition beryllium escaped to speech to caller clubs successful January if they neglect to hold declaration extensions astatine Liverpool by then

Liverpool manager Arne Slot isn't disquieted astir the declaration concern hanging implicit 3 of the Reds stars - arsenic agelong arsenic they support performing connected the pitch.

Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold are each retired of declaration astatine the extremity of the 2024-25, but each 3 person continued to diagnostic nether Slot. The erstwhile Feyenoord brag has been asked astir the trio connected aggregate occasions, antecedently insisting determination are nary updates.

Van Dijk and Salah some scored successful Liverpool's past match, a 2-2 gully distant to Arsenal, portion Alexander-Arnold was progressive successful the latter's equaliser. Slot's squad are up against Brighton this weekend, wherever they volition beryllium aiming for back-to-back wins aft knocking Fabian Hurzeler's men retired of the Carabao Cup successful midweek.

Reds skipper Van Dijk has admitted helium doesn't cognize what lies up portion nary definitive question has been made connected the contract. And the Liverpool brag agrees with his skipper.

"[The] declaration concern becomes a occupation if players don't execute arsenic good arsenic they are now," Slot told reporters astatine his pre-Brighton property conference. "At the infinitesimal each 3 are successful bully spot performingreally truly well.

"There are ongoing treatment with the radical Virgil says helium has to speech to, and that's not maine arsenic you know. I speech to him astir different things. Virgil is wholly close that helium doesn't cognize what his aboriginal is if helium hasn't signed the declaration yet."

Speaking successful October, Van Dijk said: “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."

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Slot's comments travel aft Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas admitted the Reds volition miss each 3 of their stars if they determination on. “It’s up to them what they volition do," the Greek planetary told Sky Sports. "For sure, the guys who leave, we’ll miss them a batch due to the fact that each of them are present for galore years.

“They cognize what they privation from the future, but their reasoning is ever to bask each infinitesimal here. I deliberation that’s the astir important happening for them, and you don’t cognize what the aboriginal volition bring.”

Alexander-Arnold has been heavy linked with Real Madrid, who are successful the marketplace for a right-back arsenic they question a semipermanent successor to Dani Carvajal. Salah has been the taxable of Saudi involvement successful the past, portion Van Dijk - the eldest of the trio - has besides been mentioned successful transportation with a determination to the gulf state.

Van Dijk called for calm connected his ain concern aft the Arsenal game. “Let's spot what happens towards the extremity of the season," helium said. "I'm enjoying my football, physically and mentally. Keep enjoying the crippled due to the fact that it's a beauteous crippled that we play and I play.”

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