Virgil van Dijk admitted that he’s not sure if he’ll be part of Liverpool’s future without manager Jurgen Klopp.
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Klopp announced on Friday (26), that he will step down from his manager position at the end of the season. Van Dijk, who is out of contract in 2025, was asked if he will be part of the next era at Anfield, and replied: “That’s a big question. Well, I don’t know.”
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“Listen, I don’t know. The club will have a big job on their hands. That is well known”, added Liverpool’s captain. Alongside with Klopp, assistant managers Pep Lijnders and Peter Krawietz and elite development coach Vitor Matos will also leave.
“To replace the manager and replace not only the manager, the staff is leaving, and there are so many things that will change. So the club has a big job on its hands and I am very curious which direction that will go in. But when that will be announced we will see our situation, I can’t say now”, said Van Dijk.
The center-back was a club record signing when Klopp bought him from Southampton in 2018 and the German made him captain when Jordan Henderson left last summer. “Obviously it will be the end of Jurgen Klopp’s era. I am very glad that I am still part of it. That is why I don’t like to speak about it. I am still part of it. That is my main focus now and we will see at the end of the season”, added Van Dijk.