Liverpool contracts: New light shed on Virgil van Dijk's telling response to Mo Salah bombshell

Both Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah person conscionable a fig of months remaining connected their respective Liverpool deals and the 2 stars look to beryllium successful precise antithetic situations astatine Anfield

Virgil van Dijk whitethorn person dropped a bigger hint than anyone erstwhile it comes to his and Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool futures.

Both Reds stars person little than a twelvemonth remaining connected their respective deals - and would beryllium escaped to prosecute successful talks with overseas clubs adjacent month. Salah dropped a bombshell recently, claiming that helium had yet to beryllium offered caller terms by the Liverpool hierarchy.

But skipper Van Dijk finds himself successful a precise antithetic position. It has been suggested that the Dutchman has already been offered a caller woody to enactment astatine Anfield.

Van Dijk already banks astir £220,000 per week connected Merseyside but an statement connected an extended enactment is inactive immoderate mode off. And portion the defender could yet perpetrate his future, the caller accusation astir a caller woody offers caller penetration connected Salah’s ain situation.

During the forward’s interrogation aft the triumph against Southampton, Van Dijk appeared successful the inheritance with a wry smile. And portion his absorption appeared to beryllium somewhat insignificant, determination could beryllium much than meets the eye.

It would not beryllium beyond the realms of anticipation that Salah had already learned of Van Dijk’s renewal connection earlier the triumph astatine Southampton. Indeed, that could perchance person forced Salah to talk out.

Of course, Van Dijk could person chosen to publicise the pair’s situations himself. But fixed the regularity successful which the defender speaks retired successful his relation arsenic captain, a ailment from Salah himself mightiness person had much interaction erstwhile it comes to triggering the Anfield hierarchy into enactment regarding the forward's future.

It remains to beryllium seen erstwhile talks betwixt Liverpool chiefs and Salah’s cause Ramy Abbas Issa volition get underway. But distant from his telling look down the camera, Van Dijk has besides offered his presumption connected the situation.

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And helium has insisted that immoderate speculation implicit his oregon his teammates’ futures volition not impact performances connected the pitch. He said: "As players we don't interest astir immoderate of that.

"You are playing games, and helium (Salah) is inactive portion of each of us, truthful we privation to execute success. And that's what helium wants arsenic well."

Van Dijk and Salah volition surely beryllium aiming to beryllium that constituent implicit the remainder of the run arsenic the Reds purpose to adhd to their vantage astatine the apical of the Premier League table. The Reds beryllium 9 points wide astatine the apical up of Wednesday’s fixtures.

Liverpool question to Newcastle, with closest rivals Arsenal and Chelsea facing Manchester United and Southampton respectively. Salah volition besides surely beryllium aiming to widen his stunning signifier for Liverpool.

Salah already has 13 goals and 11 assists successful each competitions having scored successful each of his past six Premier League outings. He has been linked with French giants Paris Saint-Germain implicit caller days.

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