Virgil van Dijk has despatched a pointed message to FSG whereas additionally showing to drop a robust trace as to his personal Liverpool future.
The ever-reliable David Ornstein has indicated that an official announcement on a brand new contract for the Reds captain is to be anticipated ‘quickly’, and the participant himself has stated that there’s been ‘progress‘ on that entrance in latest days.
With Mo Salah penning a two-year deal to stay at Anfield and Trent Alexander-Arnold seemingly certain for Actual Madrid, it seems to be as if we’ll quickly have closure on the three contractual conditions which have been ongoing all through the season.
That’d duly unlock Richard Hughes to focus largely on potential signings for the summer time switch window, one thing which has been moderately skinny on the bottom for the reason that begin of 2024.
Van Dijk anticipating ‘an enormous summer time’ at Liverpool
After his decisive late aim in Liverpool’s win over West Ham on Sunday, Van Dijk is raring for the possible Premier League champions to construct from a place of energy and has hinted that they might certainly accomplish that within the coming months.
The Reds skipper has stated (by way of Each day Mail): “Liverpool ought to be capable of problem for titles within the upcoming years. No matter occurs by way of gamers going out and gamers coming in, I feel it needs to be an enormous summer time.
“I feel they’re planning to make it an enormous summer time, so all of us must belief the board as a Liverpool-connected fan to do the correct job, and hopefully the membership will probably be difficult for titles for the subsequent two seasons as effectively.”
Van Dijk doesn’t need Liverpool to face nonetheless
Firstly, Van Dijk strongly calling for the LFC hierarchy to ‘make it an enormous summer time’ means that he’s firmly invested within the undertaking on Merseyside and is able to commit to a different two years on the membership, as Ornstein has reported.
Secondly, by overtly saying that it ‘needs to be an enormous summer time’ at Anfield, he seems to be sending a robust message to these within the boardroom that market exercise will probably be required, particularly if just a few of Arne Slot’s present squad had been to go away after this season.
Liverpool have solely made two incoming signings within the final three switch home windows – Federico Chiesa (who’s made only a dozen appearances up to now) and Giorgi Mamardashvili (who’ll arrive from Valencia within the coming months).
It’s clear from the Reds’ commanding place within the Premier League {that a} main overhaul isn’t wanted and that these already on the membership need to be trusted, however an injection of added high quality and depth in just a few positions all through the squad would set us up properly going into what seems to be more likely to be a bid to retain the title in 2025/26.
If Van Dijk is staying on for a pair extra years, he’s made it clear that he expects LFC to maintain competing for (and ideally successful) main silverware. The very best probability of doing so is for the hierarchy to not stand nonetheless however to maintain constructing on what’s already been achieved.
