Virgil van Dijk's response to Liverpool future question speaks volumes after Mo Salah outburst

Mohamed Salah came nether occurrence for claiming helium was "more retired than in" astatine Liverpool but Virgil Van Dijk chose not to dwell connected his contractual concern and alternatively focused connected Liverpool's adjacent crippled against Manchester City

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk insisted helium was "focused" connected their immense crippled against Manchester City erstwhile asked astir his aboriginal - aft his team-mate Mohamed Salah came nether occurrence for suggesting helium could permission the club.

The Dutchman is retired of declaration astatine the extremity of the play and is successful talks implicit extending his deal, though fans person been near successful the acheronian implicit whether helium volition perpetrate to the nine beyond adjacent summer.

Mohamed Salah is besides retired of declaration adjacent summertime and alarmed the nine by claiming helium was "more retired than in" during a uncommon quality successful the mixed portion aft Liverpool's 3-2 triumph implicit Southampton past weekend.

The Egyptian's comments led to nine fable Jamie Carragher calling him "selfish" but Van Dijk chose not to dwell excessively overmuch connected his contractual concern and alternatively absorption connected Liverpool's adjacent crippled - which is simply a immense showdown against rubric rivals City.

"What a nonstop question from you! They don’t inquire maine that direct," helium told Spanish outlet El Chiringuito aft Liverpool's awesome 2-0 triumph implicit Real Madrid successful the Champions League connected Wednesday night.

"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." Van Dijk was past pushed implicit whether helium could articulation Real Madrid aft a newsman said they "needed a centre-back". He added: "Do they? I don’t know.” When pushed again, helium added: "But [Antonio] Rudiger is there, no?”

Salah was much nonstop erstwhile asked astir his ain future, revealing helium was yet to person a caller declaration connection and suggested helium was much apt to depart astatine the extremity of the season.

"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," helium said. "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."

Liverpool brag Arne Slot refused to sermon Salah's concern up of their clash against Madrid and alternatively made airy of his aboriginal earlier reiterating that nary of his players were "distracted". Trent Alexander-Arnold is besides retired of declaration adjacent summer.

"I've said galore times, I don't stock this [information]. If I look astatine my line-ups, Mo is much successful than out! We privation his numbers to beryllium wherever they are. I don't deliberation helium is distracted. I haven't seen it. He is conscionable afloat focused connected the game.

"These things are successful the media and fans speech astir it, but the players don't. I don't deliberation determination is immoderate distraction for him oregon for the players."

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