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Van Dijk: I still have no idea if I'll sign a new Liverpool contract

12 Mar 2025
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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he still has “no idea” whether he will sign a new contract at Anfield.

The Dutch defender's current deal expires this summer and he is yet to commit his future to Arne Slot's table-topping side.

“I have no idea at the moment, genuinely I still have no idea,” Van Dijk said of whether he would be a Liverpool player next season. 

 “It is not on hold. Nothing on hold. There are 10 games to go and that is my full focus.

"If there is news, you guys will know it. I don’t even know myself. Everyone knows there are some conversations behind the scenes but that is about it.

"At the moment I don’t even know what will happen next year. If anyone says they do know, they are lying to your face.”

If Van Dijk does not extend his stay, the 33-year-old will have played his last European match for Liverpool after Slot's side bowed out of the UEFA Champions League on penalties against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.

His Reds team-mates Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold are in the same situation, with their contracts also expiring this summer.

Van Dijk and Liverpool must now quickly refocus as they turn their attention to Sunday's EFL Cup final against Newcastle United, and an opportunity to win the first half of a domestic double this season.

“There are two big prizes we can still get,” Van Dijk added. “We are going to give it everything.

"If we bring this intensity [as shown against PSG] in Wembley with our fans, then I am positive. I am always positive. But I am really looking forward to being back out there.”

Those sentiments were shared by head coach Slot, who added: “The good thing is we play a final on Sunday, so mentally that’s probably the best you can ask for, because this is what we are playing football for: to play finals.

“And then there are two-and-a-half weeks in between before we start the season again.

“If we can play nine times with this intensity – and the ones we play at home with the same intensity from the fans as well – then I am really looking forward to the end of the season.”

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