Virgil van Dijk contract hint and Liverpool dressing room response to Michael Edwards return
Virgil van Dijk has revealed the entire squad are excited by the new, post-Jurgen Klopp era at Liverpool as he dropped a hint about his own contract status, saying: "There will be a big transition and I am part of that."
Richard Hughes will leave Bournemouth at the end of the season to take over as sporting director from June 1, while Michael Edwards has been installed at the top of the club after taking on a position as owners Fenway Sports Group's 'CEO of football'.
Edwards is effectively replacing FSG president Mike Gordon as the day-to-day runner of the football club with Hughes set to become the Reds' first permanent sporting director since Julian Ward, who left Anfield after helping sign Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2023.
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Feyenoord boss Arne Slot is now expected to complete the overhaul of the power structure at Liverpool with the Dutchman poised to succeed Klopp as manager and while Van Dijk admits it is a period of transition for the entire operation, he believes his colleagues are looking forward to what comes next.
"We are not quiet so we know things are happening but at this stage there has been no decision made [over the next manager]," Van Dijk said. "We know other things are decided and Michael Edwards is coming back, Richard Hughes will be the sporting director, they are the only decisions that have been made.
"Other than that we will just wait and see but I have got full trust in the club to make that right decision. There will be a lot of changes happening and I wouldn't say
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