Liverpool 'schedule contract talks with key defender'
Captain Virgil van Dijk will be in the final 12 months of his contract by the time July rolls around, leaving Liverpool in a tricky situation regarding a possible sale.
Should no new terms be agreed, the Dutchman would be free to leave the Reds for nothing at the end of the 2024-25 season, seven-and-a-half years on from his £75m switch from Southampton.
Van Dijk added fuel to the fire earlier this year, claiming that he did not know whether he would be part of the post-Jurgen Klopp era as the long-serving German prepares to depart at the end of the season.
Bayern Munich and teams in Saudi Arabia are rumoured to have been monitoring the situation, but Van Dijk quickly clarified his comments and has now insisted that he wants to help Liverpool through their «big transition» under new boss Arne Slot.
Liverpool 'to speak with Van Dijk at end of season'The 32-year-old's contract situation is still a matter of priority, though, and Football Insider claims that Liverpool have now pencilled in talks with Van Dijk's representatives.
The report states that the club want to sit down with the Dutchman's camp within a week of the 2023-24 season ending, and talks will be overseen by new sporting director Richard Hughes.
Van Dijk is supposedly still seen as an irreplaceable figure within the Anfield walls, even though he will turn 33 in July, and tying him down to fresh terms is the first item on the board's agenda regarding playing personnel this summer.
The former Celtic man has scored four goals and provided two assists in 46 appearances for Liverpool in the current campaign, taking his total for the
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