Arne Slot pushes for Virgil van Dijk resolution as Liverpool skipper sets out demands

Virgil van Dijk's declaration astatine Liverpool volition expire astatine the extremity of the season, but brag Arne Slot is hopeless to support clasp of his skipper having been near impressed by the Dutchman's performances

Virgil van Dijk has a caller backer successful his declaration talks with Liverpool - caller Kop brag Arne Slot.

Slot has been hugely impressed with his skipper some connected and disconnected the transportation since he arrived astatine Anfield successful the summertime to instrumentality implicit from Jurgen Klopp. But Van Dijk will go a escaped cause successful the summer and volition beryllium escaped to negociate with overseas clubs from January.

Liverpool have ever been cautious astir handing players extended deals erstwhile they person reached the property of 30 - and Van Dijk volition beryllium 34 by the clip adjacent play kicks off.

Slot, who has ever been a large admirer of his chap Dutchman, has present realised that his skipper inactive appears to beryllium astatine the highest of his crippled contempt being asked to play a higher enactment than helium did successful his last seasons nether Klopp.

Former PEC Zwolle guardant Anco Jansen, who is simply a large idiosyncratic person of Slot’s, has revealed however the Liverpool brag has go a afloat paid-up subordinate of the Van Dijk instrumentality nine successful his aboriginal months connected Merseyside.

Jansen said: “Last week I spoke to Slot truly extensively. He had a fewer days disconnected and was implicit (in Holland). We went to play padel - but we besides spoke astir Van Dijk and Arne told maine that Virgil is simply a truly top-class player.

“Slot has been watching Van Dijk each time astatine Liverpool and helium virtually said to maine ‘this lad is not of mean standards connected the ball. He is unbelievable.’ Slot started to spot what Virgil is susceptible of successful the positional play successful tiny spaces.

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"In each grooming league helium is incredibly good. That’s what helium told me. For the Netherlands astatine the European Championships, helium looked a small indecisive. He ran backwards much often than forwards. He didn't truly marque a bully impression. If you spot him present for Liverpool's caller play that is not the case.”

Van Dijk admitted past week that determination has been nary breakthrough successful talks aimed astatine extending his enactment beyond 2025. The Dutchman is believed to beryllium looking for a two-year woody but wanted to spot however Slot managed the squad pursuing the departure of Klopp successful the summer.

He said: “At some teams [Liverpool and the Netherlands] I americium inactive Virgil van Dijk, the large leader. And I surely privation to stay that for the adjacent 2 years. I americium human, I person emotions too. You commencement reasoning each kinds of things.

“I besides recognize that it came crossed unclear connected however I stood successful each this, due to the fact that aft the lucifer I was truthful disappointed and afloat of emotion. It possibly came crossed arsenic if it had been my past planetary match. I did person doubts that nighttime and I did hint astatine that."

Liverpool besides person Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold retired of declaration adjacent twelvemonth - and losing immoderate of their prima trio for thing would beryllium a devastating blow.

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