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Liverpool captain Virgil can Dijk has joined Mohamed Salah by confirming he has not been offered a contract that will see him commit his future to the club. Van Dijk, Salah and defender Trent Alexander-Arnold are all out of contract this summer, with Anfield chiefs facing a race against time to avoid their three star men leaving on free transfer. The trio will be permitted to sign pre-contract agreements with another club from January 1 and when asked by the BBC whether there was any update on his contract situation after Liverpool’s 1-0 win against Girona in the Champions League, Van Dijk offered a swift response.
"There is no word, no news,” said the Dutchman. Van Dijk’s comments echo those of Salah last month, as he confirmed he has yet to be offered an acceptable new deal by Liverpool. “Well, we are almost in December and I haven’t received any offers yet to stay in the club.
I’m probably more out than in,” the 32-year-old said. “You know I have been in the club for many years. There is no club like this, but in the end, it is not in my hands.
As I said before, it is December and I haven’t received anything yet about my future. “Of course, yeah, I love the fans. The fans love me.
In the end it is not in my hands or the fans’ hands. Let’s wait and see.” With Liverpool flying high at the top of the Premier League and Champions League their need to resolve the futures of Van Dijk, Salah and Alexander-Arnold id threatening to be a distraction to their trophy ambitions this season.
Virgil van Dijk with Mohamed Salah (PA) Arne Slot far from happy with Liverpool performance in Girona victory And former Liverpool striker John Aldridge fears the club may have already left it too late to seal a deal to keep Alexander-Arnold. "Virgil and Trent seem to be loving life at Liverpool, but the chance is there for them to move on a free transfer next summer, pick up a huge signing on fee and much bigger wages than they will get by staying at Anfield,” said Aldridge. "Even for a Liverpool fan like Trent, the temptation to take that massive money on offer and join Real Madrid has to be tempting.
“I had a chat with Trent a couple of weeks back and he is really enjoying playing under manager Slot this season. “There was some talk that he wasn’t happy about being substituted, but he told me that wasn’t a problem and he loves Slot’s attention to detail in all aspects of his work. “A lad like Trent might not want to leave Liverpool, but you only have one career and the cash on offer elsewhere may be too much to resist.
“I hope I’m wrong as we all want to see Alexander-Arnold continuing his fantastic story at Liverpool, but he has a massive decision to make over the next few weeks and it may be that he decides the time has come to move on.” Van Dijk also welcomed the return of Alisson Becker to the Liverpool line-up as he replaced Ireland’s Caoimhín Kelleher for the game in Spain. "I think we needed him a couple of times and maybe too times, in my opinion,” he added after Liverpool sealed a sixth straight win in the Champions League.
"He was there again and I am happy for him and happy for all of us that he is back. He is such an important player on and off the pitch. I’m very happy that he is back.
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