Liverpool have but to make a summer season signing, however Virgil van Dijk says he has full belief within the membership to ship new gamers who will elevate the squad Arne Slot inherited.
The Reds are the one membership within the Premier League who’ve but to signal a brand new participant, and now they’ve simply 18 days to kind out their listing of incomings and outgoings.
A summer season of change has shifted the timeline and have made Liverpool late movers, however the hope stays that Actual Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi will give the inexperienced gentle to the transfer.
Both means, Van Dijk informed reporters on Sunday that he’s assured Liverpool will “do the best factor for us” within the switch market.
“Clearly I feel we must always make some signings based mostly on how lengthy the season will go,” the captain mentioned.
“However I feel they’re working behind the scenes and I’m absolutely satisfied and belief the membership that they’ll do the best factor for us and get the very best squad with a purpose to compete in each competitors that we’re in.
“That’s the foremost factor I’m specializing in, having the belief and we are going to see what occurs. I feel they’re working very exhausting behind the scenes, we are going to see how that pans out.”
Past Zubimendi there are few hyperlinks to different switch prospects, although a defender and broad participant stay on plenty of want lists – although the Reds are brief on time to behave.
However because the captain mentioned, let’s see the way it all pans out.
No contract replace
Past new signings, the contract state of affairs for Van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah stays a big difficulty for the membership to handle.
All are out of contract in 2025, and the membership captain revealed in late Might that contract talks had but to start and that continues to be the case.
It’s a subject that can proceed to be put to him so long as the state of affairs stays the identical, and he confirmed that’s the case when talking to reporters after his first pre-season outing.
“There aren’t any modifications in the meanwhile,” the 33-year-old mentioned of his contract state of affairs.
Liverpool have been identified to be reluctant handy long-term offers to gamers over 30 beneath FSG’s possession, however Van Dijk isn’t any common overage participant!
Arne Slot was requested about transfers in his post-match press convention on Sunday, saying the Reds are “seeking to strengthen squad.”
