Van Dijk on Liverpool future post-Klopp: ‘I don’t know’

Virgil van Dijk has forged doubt over his future at Liverpool following Jurgen Klopp’s announcement that he’ll go away the membership on the finish of the season.

Asked if he noticed himself being a part of the membership as soon as Klopp leaves, Van Dijk mentioned: “That’s a big question — I don’t know.

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“The membership could have a giant job on their fingers. That is well-known. To change the supervisor and change not solely the supervisor, the workers is leaving, and there are such a lot of issues that can change.

“So the club has a big job on its hands and I am very curious which direction that will go in. But when that will be announced we will see our situation. I can’t say much about it.”

The Netherlands worldwide, who joined the Merseyside membership in 2018, has been a stalwart within the Klopp period that has seen the membership win the Champions League in 2019 and and the Premier League in 2020 — the membership’s first league title for 30 years.

He gained the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in 2022 and following Jordan Henderson’s transfer to Al Ittihad final summer time was named membership captain.

Like Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk has simply 18 months to run on his contract however he has mentioned his focus stays on giving Klopp a trophy-laden send-off this season.

“Obviously it will be the end of Jurgen Klopp’s era,” he mentioned. “I am very glad that I am still part of it. That is why I don’t like to speak about it. I am still part of it.

“That is my predominant focus and we’ll see on the finish of the season. Hopefully, now we have the success that all of us dream of and struggle for every day and, by then, there’ll in all probability be extra clarification for what the membership desires for the future after which we’ll see.”

The 5-2 win over Norwich within the FA Cup on Sunday retains Liverpool within the hunt for 4 trophies this season. They are prime of the Premier League, 5 factors away from second-place Manchester City, and face Chelsea within the Carabao Cup last on Feb. 25. Their opponents within the Europa League spherical of 16 are but to be introduced.