The new Premier League season is around the corner and Liverpool have been the only big team to do very little business.
In fact, Arne Slot is yet to bring a senior face into the building and you wonder why the new signings aren’t coming in.
What makes matters worse for the Dutchman is that there are issues with three of his most important players.
If you asked every Liverpool fan to name the club’s three key players heading into the new campaign, then Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold would regularly be mentioned.
But they are all out of contract in 2025 and you have to question how the powers that be at Anfield have got to this situation.
In truth, over the last decade, the supporters have watched so many senior figures depart for nothing.
From Gini Wijnaldum to Roberto Firmino, they all left as free transfers and you worry that more could now follow suit.
Not only are Liverpool shooting themselves in the foot from a financial perspective, but they could be on the road to losing some of the most important players in their recent history, and with no replacements in sight!
Until now, for one of them, at least…
Virgil van Dijk wants new Liverpool contract
Sources have told HITC that van Dijk has made a decision on his Liverpool future and he wants to stay on Merseyside.
This will be music to the ears of, not only the supporters, but from the manager himself.
Slot needs all the help he can get to settle in, try to deal with the expectations, cope with his first 12 months at the club and try to replace Jurgen Klopp.
If he can have one of the best defenders in the world in his backline, then as he proved last season, it’s the best news for Slot and the fans.
Who will partner Virgil van Dijk
The next step is for Liverpool to bring in someone who can regularly start alongside van Dijk.
Liverpool were told they could sign Marc Guehi for ‘£60 million’ after he put in a few positive displays at Euro 2024.
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But Liverpool fans should be fuming that Manchester United signed Leny Yoro. He was a player that would have been perfect alongside van Dijk.
Yes, there is Jarell Quansah, with the 21-year-old having a breakthrough campaign last term and van Dijk sharing that he is always in Quansah’s ear.
But behind that, the injury-prone Ibrahima Konaté can’t be trusted, Joel Matip has left and Liverpool surely can’t go back to the old van Dijk-Joe Gomez partnership. They need to refresh!
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