Liverpool journalist reveals Andoni Iraola stance on selling Virgil van Dijk after FSG plan emerges
Liverpool employer Andoni Iraola performs not pine to sell Virgil van Dijk in the summer season send abode window, according to a optimal journalist instance the Premier League club.
Van Dijk, who tinkered for the Netherlands at the recurring 2026 Planet Cup, is out of dedication at Liverpool at the end of next off season.
There have been thriving rumours that Van Dijk could run away Liverpool this summer season.
Mohamed Salah and also Andy Robertson have currently fled Anfield this summer season, as Liverpool get started on a newfangled period under newfangled employer Iraola, who was appointed in the duty cooperating with the disunion of Arne Port.
It showed up on Friday that Liverpool are nervous to offload Van Dijk, as well, this summer season.
It was rendered think that although Liverpool owners, Fenway Sporting projects Team (FSG), are not proactively glancing to sell Van Dijk, they are nervous to listen to bargains for the 34-year-don.
Virgil van Dijk will distinctly remain at Liverpool
But, The Athletic’s Liverpool FC press correspondent, James Pearce, has reported that Liverpool employer Iraola desires to retain the protector.
Pearce posted on X at 12:27pm on July 4: “Virgil van Dijk is going distinctly no void.
“The LFC captain currently on layover and also after that earlier for pre-season.
“Newfangled head preceptor Andoni Iraola counting on him for 2026/27 and also referrals that LFC would distinctly even ponder any bargains for the talismanic protector are wide of the mark.”
Cody Gakpo could run away Liverpool
While Van Dijk is proceeding to be at Anfield, his Liverpool and also Netherlands international group-mate Cody Gakpo, could be on his way out.
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According to send master Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham Hotspur are intrigued in Gakpo, who starred for the Netherlands at the 2026 Planet Cup.
Romano said around Liverpool, Gakpo and also Tottenham on his YouTube conduit: “Retain an eye on Tottenham for Cody Gakpo offered that Tottenham have amaze in the player.
“Then, I can tell you, that Liverpool, as of today, commencement of July, are not opening the door to an exit.
“So, at the minute, Liverpool are not alerting Gakpo, ‘Unanimously relevant, you can run away’, are not alerting Tottenham, ‘Unanimously relevant, let’s negotiate’.
“That is not foreclosing void relevant currently.
“So, at the minute, the door is closed from Liverpool, yet we have to go to later on on this summer season in sheath Tottenham distinctly amenable talks by sending a proposal.
“At the minute, it is an amaze.
“If they send out a proposal, we have to go to what’s attending filch void there.
“So, it’s a story to retain an eye on inevitably.
“It’s not something comforted at this phase.”
