Liverpool’s desires of a Champions League and Premier League double in Arne Slot’s first season in cost had been shattered as they misplaced to Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League last-16.
PSG gained 1-0 in 90 minutes at Anfield, sending the tie to extra-time as Liverpool had gained the first-leg 1-0. A nervy half-hour noticed no objectives, with Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones lacking penalties within the ensuing shootout as Liverpool crashed out.
Nevertheless, it went from unhealthy to worse for Liverpool followers as certainly one of their star gamers was seen deep in dialog with PSG chiefs after the sport.
Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk noticed speaking to PSG proprietor
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is out of contract in the summertime (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
Liverpool’s captain Virgil van Dijk, who holds the report for being Liverpool’s report signing , is but to signal a brand new contract with the membership he joined in 2018, which means he would go away the membership this summer time if no settlement is made.
Alongside Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold , Van Dijk’s contract has been a significant speaking level off the pitch for Liverpool, leaving followers dismayed after the defender speaking to PSG representatives after their loss at Anfield.
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot will need to maintain on to his captain (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
The summer time switch window is quick approaching and van Dijk will quickly be a free agent, with PSG proprietor Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sporting director Luis Campos clearly eager to make an impression on the 33-year-old.
The French aspect are not any strangers to marquee signings, and van Dijk would add expertise and world class capability to an already thriving back-line that features Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi, who ranked at no.3 in FourFourTwo’s listing of the most effective right-backs on the earth proper now , and Nuno Mendes.
After the sport Van Dijk remained tight-lipped: “I nonetheless do not know in the meanwhile. It isn’t on maintain. Nothing is on maintain. I don’t even know what’s going to occur subsequent 12 months. If anybody says they do know, they’re mendacity to your face.”
Ibrahima Konate has been excellent for Liverpool season, however with Joe Gomez’s constant damage troubles and Jarell Quansah’s lack of minutes, van Dijk can be an enormous loss to Liverpool, with funding required if Slot had been to lose his captain.
Van Dijk is a Liverpool stalwart (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Liverpool could have already recognized one substitute , who has excelled within the Bundesliga for a number of seasons, but van Dijk remains to be one of many world’s finest centre-backs and he can be extraordinarily troublesome to interchange, no matter his age.
Slot’s aspect will flip their consideration to their League Cup ultimate in opposition to Newcastle , however with their Champions League hopes ended, and the Premier League title now a formality, it’s possible that the contract sagas of Van Dijk, Salah and Alexander-Arnold will take centre-stage for the remainder of the season.
