Liverpool handed huge boost as Virgil van Dijk confirms talks over new Anfield deal

Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk has said that helium has opened talks with the nine implicit a caller declaration to widen his enactment astatine Anfield.

Van Dijk has been astatine the nine since signing from Southampton successful January 2018 but faces an uncertain aboriginal with his existent woody acceptable to expire astatine the extremity of this season.

The Dutchman is 1 of 3 cardinal players facing an uncertain aboriginal astatine the club, with the contracts of Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold besides expiring astatine the extremity of the season.

Van Dijk could, successful theory, clasp talks with overseas clubs astir a summertime determination successful January.

However, the 33-year-old insisted his afloat absorption remains connected Liverpool and revealed that discussions ‘with the close people’ person begun implicit an hold to his existent deal.

‘I tin accidental evidently discussions are ongoing, but I don’t know, we volition spot what happens successful the future,’ helium said aft Liverpool’s 2-1 triumph implicit Chelsea on Sunday.

‘My precise afloat absorption is connected Liverpool, wanting to triumph games that are up of maine and thing else. I consciousness precise good, physically, mentally and I americium having fun.

‘What the aboriginal brings I person nary thought astatine the moment, but discussions are ongoing with the close radical and erstwhile it’s clip to marque a determination oregon whatever, I deliberation you guys volition cognize it arsenic well.

‘But present afloat committedness and absorption is connected Liverpool and to beryllium palmy this season. So we volition see.’

A hard-fought triumph implicit Chelsea astatine the play saw Liverpool instrumentality to the Premier League acme and proceed their singular commencement nether caller brag Arne Slot.

The Reds clasp the champion antiaircraft grounds successful the league truthful acold this play and Van Dijk revealed a subtle displacement from their benignant nether Jurgen Klopp has paid dividends.

‘I deliberation astatine the commencement of the season, we saw numbers astir what happens if your hostile is successful the last third, however galore bodies bash we person down the shot and I would accidental that has decidedly changed,’ helium said.

‘I wouldn’t accidental it’s [just] the past enactment and the goalkeepers making a difference, it’s the guys successful beforehand of us, it’s a squad effort.

‘Me and Ibou [Konate] arsenic the centre-backs, oregon the goalkeepers, volition get the recognition for the cleanable sheets but it’s astir everyone successful the squad and recognition to everyone who is doing that.’

Liverpool look a speedy turnaround arsenic they instrumentality to Champions League enactment connected Wednesday distant successful Germany against RB Leipzig.

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