Virgil van Dijk says he expects a “massive summer time” for Liverpool within the switch market as he reportedly closes in on a deal that can safe his future at Anfield. Arne Slot’s males are on the point of a record-equalling twentieth English league title after Sunday’s 2-1 victory at dwelling to West Ham, through which Van Dijk scored the winner. They are 13 factors forward of second-placed Arsenal with simply six video games to go and will wrap up the title subsequent weekend if outcomes go their method.
Van Dijk’s personal future is prone to be secured later this week, with the announcement of a two-year contract to match Mohamed Salah’s new deal.
Forward Federico Chiesa was the one outfield signing in final yr’s post-season switch window however he has hardly ever featured and Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot shall be desirous to strengthen.
“I believe Liverpool ought to be capable of problem for titles within the upcoming years,” stated Van Dijk, who captained the crew for the one centesimal time within the league towards West Ham.
“Whatever occurs when it comes to gamers going out, gamers coming in, I believe it must be an enormous summer time. I believe they’re planning to make it an enormous summer time, so all of us should belief the board to do the correct job.
“I believe we one hundred pc can enhance. I believe we should not neglect the standard that the Premier League possesses, particularly this season. It’s unbelievable how everybody can beat everybody.”
The Dutch worldwide, 33, stated Liverpool would additionally profit from a pre-season, with no main worldwide competitors going down this yr.
“This yr, there’s a coaching camp and there’s time for the crew to work on what the supervisor desires and I believe that can then enhance the crew,” he stated.
“I believe a correct pre-season would undoubtedly assist the membership with a view to be much more constant than we have already got been.”
Van Dijk is about to turn into solely the second Liverpool captain to carry the Premier League trophy and he’s wanting so as to add to that.
“Being profitable with Liverpool, the tradition of the membership, the whole lot that embodies Liverpool — that’s simply a part of me,” he stated.
“I like the membership, that is fairly apparent. I believe you possibly can see that in the way in which I communicate concerning the membership, the way in which I work for the membership when it comes to what I do on the pitch on and off the pitch, and that can all the time be the identical.”
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