Ronald Koeman shares what Virgil van Dijk has told him about leaving Liverpool after contract update

Virgil van Dijk is one of Liverpool’s greatest-ever defenders, yet the centre-back’s story with the Reds could come to an end this summer.

The Netherlands international’s contract is due to expire at the end of this season, with Liverpool or Van Dijk yet to make an official announcement about whether or not a new deal will be agreed upon despite how little time there is.

With Van Dijk spotted talking to PSG’s sporting director last week, fears that the Liverpool captain could actually leave Anfield are starting to grow, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah in a similar situation.

And Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has now lifted some light on where Van Dijk’s head is at heading into the final two months of the season.

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Speaking to the press ahead of the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals against Spain, the former FC Barcelona manager shared how Van Dijk has told him he wants to keep playing at the level he is currently at with Liverpool.

Koeman said when what he thinks about Van Dijk’s future: “Whether he signs with Liverpool or another big club, that’s all good for me. We’ll see what happens, and what I understand from Virgil is that he is still looking for the level he is at now.”

With Bayern Munich and Real Madrid interested in Van Dijk, the Anfield captain will not be short of top suitors if the defender chooses to leave Liverpool at the end of this season for one last big adventure in his career.

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And with the Reds being as incompetent as they have been on handing the Dutchman a new contract, Van Dijk would be well within his right at this stage in the season to make the decision he believes is best for his career and his family, which could mean an exit from Liverpool.

Liverpool fans will never forgive the board if Virgil van Dijk leaves

With Alexander-Arnold destined to sign for Madrid this summer coupled with Salah’s future at Liverpool also looking uncertain, the Premier League leaders have really dropped the ball in the last 12 months when it comes to ensuring their best players are committed to the club.

And if Van Dijk were to also leave in the summer, Liverpool fans will rightly never forgive the board for allowing one of their best players in the modern era to leave for nothing, especially when it once looked certain that the defender would stay.

Indeed, Liverpool messed up big time in getting Alexander-Arnold, Salah and Van Dijk in this position in the first place, and all three leaving could undo all the good work Arne Slot has done this season to move the team on in a post-Jurgen Klopp era.

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