Virgil van Dijk gives Liverpool HUGE contract warning

Liverpool are facing a contract crisis in a matter of days when Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk are permitted to speak with overseas clubs about a free transfer.

All three are out of contract in 2025 and from January 1, they have the opportunity to tie up a pre-contract agreement with interested parties.

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Salah, 32, has been linked with the Saudi Pro League although it’s believed the player’s preference is to remain on Merseyside.

Alexander-Arnold, meanwhile, could opt to move to Real Madrid on a free and link up with his good friend Jude Bellingham at the Santiago Bernabeu.

And while Anfield Watch reported that Van Dijk IS set to stay at the club beyond the end of this season, there has still been no official word about a breakthrough in negotiations.

Van Dijk can play FOUR MORE YEARS at top level

The situation has led some fans to be concerned about losing their captain, their top goalscorer and their most famous academy graduate in the first-team squad all at once.

One of the reasons why Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group might be concerned about offering new deals to Van Dijk and Salah is their age. Although they are sill in incredible condition, Salah turns 33 next summer while Van Dijk will be 34 by the time next season kicks off.

As such, FSG may well feel they won’t have guarantees of consistent, long-term performances should they offer top dollar to player edging towards their mid-30s.

Van Dijk has sought to allay those concerns by suggesting in a recent interview that he is capable of playing on the highest level for another four years.

Liverpool can take those words as a warning because if they don’t tie him up for a long-term deal soon then another top European club could well come in and have the benefit of fielding, arguably, the best centre-back in the world.

“I love the club, the club loves me,” Van Dijk told Amazon Prime ahead of the Reds’ Boxing Day Premier League fixture against Leicester.

“I love the fans, the fans love me and it is a very good foundation to be successful. In my opinion I can play for another three, four years at least at the highest level. We will see what the future brings.”

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