Virgil Van Dijk Silences About Contract Status

Virgil van Dijk reportedly turned down an offer to extend Liverpool's first contract (Instagram/@liverpoolfc).

JAKARTA - Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk declined to comment on his future at Anfield following reports that he had rejected the club's inaugural contract offer.

Van Dijk's contract expires next summer. The 33-year-old confirmed last month that talks were underway to extend his stay on Merseyside.

A report on The Athletic on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, local time, claimed Van Dijk felt Liverpool's first offer was not up to his expectations.

You see, no breakthrough has been reached regarding the potential value or duration of the new contract.

However, the defender remained silent about his contract situation after Liverpool's 3-3 draw with Newcastle on Thursday, December 5, 2024, early morning WIb.

"Nothing," said Van Dijk about the latest news about his future.

The centre-back instead wanted to comment more on the results of the Liverpool series at St. James' Park which he thought was very disappointing.

The Reds, according to Van Dijk, needed to learn from their poor performance in the first half of the match.

As is known, Liverpool twice bounced back from behind in Newcastle, with two goals in the second half from Mohamed Salah having put them 3-2 up.

However, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelneck's mistake opened up opportunities for Fabian Schar to score the equalizer in the 90th minute for Newcastle, meaning Liverpool's lead at the top of the Premier League standings has now been cut to seven points from Chelsea and Arsenal.

"We weren't good enough (in the first half), not good at all. Then, they created momentum, we didn't."

"We sometimes lose the ball too easily, carelessly in possession, and they create momentum."

"We have 50 minutes to fix it, which we managed to do, but unfortunately we couldn't score."

"We've always said that we understand that it's only December. We've had so many games to come."

"I think eight more games. We need everyone to be in the best and fit."

"As the manager said, we have five defenders for eight more games. So, we also need to organize ourselves to be in the best form. That's a big challenge," said Van Dijk.

Liverpool will try to win again at the Merseyside derby against Everton on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

Sean Dyche's side are currently in 15th position in the standings. However, they will be driven by a 4-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers ahead of the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.

"We already knew that we were going to experience this year's ups and downs. This is not a real drop even though it feels like it is today."

"We will recover, be fresh, and ready to face the next challenge," said the Dutchman.