Virgil van Dijk has hinted at the possibility of extending his stay at Liverpool, amid speculation over his future at the club.
Van Dijk, like Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, is out of contract at the end of the season.
While negotiations with his representatives, ROOF, remain ongoing, the Netherlands captain admits the situation is dragging on and could extend beyond the campaign’s conclusion, which falls on May 25 with a home fixture against Crystal Palace.
The 33-year-old remains uncertain about the outcome but reiterated his love for the club and his belief that he can continue performing at a high level for years to come.
Providing the latest update on his future at the club, Van Dijk said: “Before the end of the season there’s going to be news.
“As long as I’m full committed and have my full focus on the task ahead, and I love the club, that’s the main thing. That’s who I am.”
Virgil van Dijk, meanwhile, has urged Liverpool to channel the disappointment of a difficult week into their Premier League title push after the international break.
The Reds suffered heartbreak in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, falling 1-0 to Chelsea in extra time at Wembley.
That defeat came just days after their hard-fought 5-1 win over Luton Town in the Premier League, highlighting the physical toll on Jürgen Klopp’s injury-hit squad.
Liverpool, still competing on multiple fronts, will now turn their focus back to the title race, with Van Dijk calling on his teammates to respond positively.
“I don’t know exactly what the explanation for that is but it’s a disappointing thing,” Van Dijk said.
“But we all have to realise is that the job is not done for what we have coming up. We have to work our a*** off for it and everyone needs to realise.
“The life of a footballer means tomorrow at 2pm I’ll be in the (Netherlands) national team camp and I can’t be sitting there with my face down and everyone looking at me thinking: ‘Are we gonna attack this international break?’
“Because I’m the captain there as well. It’s a quick turnaround. I’m very disappointed from tonight. I really am. It hurts but from tomorrow that’s the life of football player, you can’t dwell on things too much, especially in the middle of a season.
“There’s obviously moments where you have to be disappointed in this case and I’m definitely but from tomorrow I’ll focus on Spain because I’ve got a quite difficult one on Thursday.
“We have to turn this around. It’s how football works: in five days you lose twice and the world is sinking, sort of how you can say it, and two weeks before everything was, you know, sunshine and rainbows everywhere.”