Virgil van Dijk responds to idea of joining Real Madrid with Liverpool contract unresolved

Virgil van Dijk has been a stalwart astatine Liverpool since his accomplishment successful 2018, but the colossal cardinal defender's aboriginal is inactive uncertain with his declaration owed to expire adjacent summer

Virgil van Dijk has insisted helium is lone reasoning astir Liverpool, having been asked straight if helium would beryllium unfastened to joining Real Madrid.

Van Dijk, 33, expertly marshalled the Reds' defence erstwhile again connected Wednesday nighttime arsenic Arne Slot's broadside secured a deserved 2-0 triumph implicit the Spanish giants astatine Anfield. But aft the Champions League clash, the ex-Celtic and Southampton defender recovered himself answering questions from an upfront and inquisitive Spanish reporter.

The Dutchman's aboriginal connected the reddish broadside of Merseyside is presently uncertain, arsenic helium is yet to hold a woody to widen his contract which expires connected June 30, 2025. Perhaps sensing an accidental to perchance sway Van Dijk to the Bernabeu, the newsman asked Van Dijk if helium would beryllium consenting to permission Anfield to articulation Carlo Ancelotti's side.

A alternatively taken aback Van Dijk made it wide that helium is not reasoning truthful acold ahead.

When asked by Spanish quality outlet El Chiringuito if helium thinks helium volition inactive beryllium astatine Anfield adjacent summer, a alternatively stunned Van Dijk replied: "What a nonstop question from you! They don’t inquire maine that straight [in England].

"But listen, determination is, astatine the moment, thing I tin say. The lone happening that I tin accidental is I’m afloat focused connected Man City from present on."

When told by the persistent newsman that they judge Real request different apical people defender, Van Dijk replied: "Do they? I don’t know.” When pushed again, helium added: "But [Antonio] Rudiger is there, no?”

When the newsman did not relent successful their questioning, a much superior Van Dijk said: "When? In the summer? Like I said to you before, the main absorption astatine the moment, for me, is Man City. Liverpool, I’m afloat focused connected that, and I person thing other to accidental regarding my future."

Van Dijk has been astatine Anfield since January 2018, erstwhile helium near Southampton to articulation the Reds successful a £75million woody – a world-record interest for a defender astatine the time. He has since established himself arsenic 1 of the finest defenders successful Premier League history.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid are besides understood to beryllium funny successful signing team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose declaration besides expires adjacent summer. The contractual sagas of Van Dijk, Alexander Arnold and Mohamed Salah person been among the main talking points astatine Anfield successful caller weeks, putting a unreality implicit their occurrence connected the pitch.

If their deals are not renewed, each 3 volition beryllium allowed to depart the nine connected a escaped transportation astatine the extremity of the existent campaign. While Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk person not been excessively vocal astir their situation, Salah precocious gave an explosive interview, wherever helium claimed helium is, astatine present, much apt to permission Liverpool than stay.

The ex-Chelsea winger said: "We are astir successful December and I haven’t received an connection to enactment astatine the nine yet truthful I americium astir apt much retired than in. I person been astatine the nine for galore years.

"There is nary nine similar this but successful the extremity it is not successful my hands. As I said before, it is December and I haven’t received thing yet astir my future."

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