Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk has given their fans some sort of relive as the player reveals that they has been “progress” in negotiations over a new contract. The 33-year-old will be out of contract at the end of the season along side Mohamed Salah and he said in March he had “no idea” if he would remain at Anfield.
Vigil Van Dijk Confident of Getting Contract Deal from Liverpool
But recent reports suggests that the player will be remaining in the club come nest season. Van Dijk is one of three high-profile Liverpool players to be nearing the end of their deals, with Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold also yet to sign extensions.
But, speaking to reporters after their 3-2 defeat at Fulham on Sunday, Van Dijk was more positive about the prospect of staying at the club. According to him, he said: “There is progress, yeah,” said the Netherlands captain.” “I don’t know [if I’ll stay], we’ll see. Listen, these are internal discussions and we’ll see.”
Van Dijk also said: “I love the club, I love the fans and they were there for us again and we wanted to reward them.” “But I want them to be there on Sunday again [at home to West Ham United and make the stadium an amazing venue like always for us.”
“It was a poor day at the office for all of us.” “There were individual moments that should have been dealt with better. It was not acceptable as a team.” Liverpool have an 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League despite their defeat on Sunday against Fulham. The loss was their second league defeat of the season and their first in 26 matches.
