In recent days, Virgil van Dijk has been linked with Borussia Dortmund, and it seems that the rumors were first published in The Mirror on Sunday. As long as van Dijk only has a contract until the summer of 2025, we have to expect such reports to appear about the captain’s future.
Bild has now checked the information with Dortmund, and explained how they see the situation. It was thisisanfield.com that mentioned it first.
The Liverpool captain has been strongly linked to Jürgen Klopp, and he was one of the main reasons why he chose to come to Liverpool in competition with all other top clubs in England in 2018. The 32-year-old now has one year left on his contract at Anfield, and Liverpool must negotiate a new deal or risk losing him for free next summer.
– Difficult to achieve
It is expected that Dortmund will have to replace Mats Hummels this summer. According to the Dortmund sources that Bild has spoken to, “it will be difficult financially to make it happen” with the replacement being van Dijk.
In addition, they must aim to focus on younger and promising players on the transfer market.
With that, it sounds like it is very unrealistic for van Dijk to move on to the Bundesliga this summer.
Liverpool FC have a decision to make, and it will be made by sporting director Richard Hughes and the new manager, who is likely to be van Dijk’s compatriot Arne Slot. Sipke Hulshoff is expected to become Slot’s assistant at Anfield, and it is a man Virgil knows well from the support apparatus in the national team.
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