Bon Van Dijk?
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This is news without being news. He'd be an idiot to not consider his future at his age without knowing what the plan is and who is in place.
And who's 'high profile?' Jose?
It's not just about him wanting to stay, it's if the new manager wants him to stay and wants him part of the plans, which Virgil can't really make assumptions on.
I think Xabi is high profile and respected by the players.
De Zerbi's style would suit us, but he might not be high profile.
What he has said is the most reasonable thing in the world.
The same press and knee jerkers saying he was finished a year ago are now going to say him leaving at 33 would spell doom.
It's going to be a big challenge to replace him regardless of when exactly it happens, but it will have to happen. He will have played his career defining and best years for us. If we keep saying that about legendary players we will be fine.
It is reasonable. But it's also unsettling for the club. No need to be creating headlines IMHO. Could easily say - "I'm looking forward to seeing the next chapter at LFC, and helping the club in this transition however I can" - instead of what also could be a bit of a "I'm open for offers" kind of statement.
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect players (especially the captain) to be a bit political when it comes to questions like this.
There are ways of answering that way more positively without lying.
There are ways of answering that way more positively without lying.
And it wouldn't make any difference. These stories will run till his contract is either signed or he leaves even if he refused to answer questions.
If you're going to blame anyone for unsettling the club, you should blame Klopp.
Who are you quoting?
It's me quoting me. 
. It's kind of inferred from "Virgil van Dijk was asked yesterday about whether he would be part of the next era at Liverpool when Jurgen Klopp leaves in the summer. “That’s a big question,” he said. “Well, I don’t know."
But those clarifications above from @Hansern do rein things in a little.
. It's kind of inferred from "Virgil van Dijk was asked yesterday about whether he would be part of the next era at Liverpool when Jurgen Klopp leaves in the summer. “That’s a big question,” he said. “Well, I don’t know."But those clarifications above from @Hansern do rein things in a little.
They aren't clarifications though, they are just the difference between reading an entire statement as opposed to a headline and part of a statement.
There's going to be more of this, so buckle up and don't get blown this way and that.
Remember. "Journalism is "a low trade and a habit worse than heroin, a strange seedy world of misfits and drunkards and failures.”
Hunter of course thought that sportswriting was the lowest of all forms of journalism.
There's going to be more of this, so buckle up and don't get blown this way and that.
Remember. "Journalism is "a low trade and a habit worse than heroin, a strange seedy world of misfits and drunkards and failures.”
Hunter of course thought that sportswriting was the lowest of all forms of journalism.
Welcome New Neil. I hope you're better than Old Neil. He was a pain in the arse.
I think the rest of the quotes make it worse than the headline. You could interpret the headline as "I don't know because it's not my decision", as others have said here.
But he's clearly not saying that. He's saying that there's a load of upheaval and he doesn't know how the club is going to handle it, and he'll make a decision based on how they do. It's therefore implicit that he doesn't necessarily trust them to get it right.
Which might be true and reasonable, but probably not the best way for the club to foster confidence in its future etc.
But he's clearly not saying that. He's saying that there's a load of upheaval and he doesn't know how the club is going to handle it, and he'll make a decision based on how they do. It's therefore implicit that he doesn't necessarily trust them to get it right.
Which might be true and reasonable, but probably not the best way for the club to foster confidence in its future etc.
If there is a manager in world football who wouldn't want van Dijk in his team then they are clinically insane and should not be anywhere near the Liverpool job.
Oh, I agree. Just not sure Virgil is the kind of person to say that.
Yeah, he's a humble guy. I heard a story about when he first came to the club and was staying at a hotel in town. He'd left his iPad at Melwood and asked if someone could bring it to him, which they did. He was really grateful but was anxious that they didn't make any noise when they came to pass it back as the kids were asleep on the bed so he and his missus were in lying in the bath because they didn't want to wake the kids after such a long day.
Pretty sure a club record signing could have demanded another room and no-one would have batted an eyelid, but he wasn't going to do that.
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