Virgil van Dijk admits he is considering his Liverpool and Netherlands future after Euro 2024 exit… as the Reds skipper enters the final year of his contract

By Michael Pavitt

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk has admitted he will consider his future at club and international level after the Netherlands’ Euro 2024 semi-final defeat.

Van Dijk made the statement after the Netherlands suffered a 2-1 defeat to England in the Euro 2024 semi-finals, with Ollie Watkins late strike earning the Three Lions a place in the final.

The 33-year-old, who captains both Liverpool and the Dutch national team, revealed he will decide on his future during his summer break.

‘I haven’t the slightest idea right now,’ Van Dijk said, as reported by Reuters.

‘I will think carefully this summer about what I want at club level and as an international player. Then we’ll go for it again, but first recover from this.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has admitted he will consider his future for club and country

Van Dijk made the statement following the Netherlands’ loss to England in the Euro 2024 semi-final

‘After a season like this, where all kinds of things have happened, it gets emotional at the end because you know it’s over.’

Van Dijk is entering the final year of his contract at Liverpool, with the club starting a new era under head coach Arne Slot.

The Liverpool star had alarmed fans in January by appearing to raise doubt over his future following Jurgen Klopp’s shock announcement he would leave the club.

‘The club will have a big job on their hands, that is well known,’ Van Dijk said in January.

‘To replace not only the manager but the whole staff, there are so many things that will change. I’m very curious which direction that will go in but when that will be announced we will see our situation. I can’t say much about it.

‘We will see at the end of the season, hopefully we will have the success we all dream of and by then probably there will be more clarification about what the club wants for the future and then we will see.’

Van Dijk later claimed his comments had been taken ‘out of context’. 

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Virgil van Dijk admits he is considering his Liverpool and Netherlands future after Euro 2024 exit… as the Reds skipper enters the final year of his contract

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