Virgil van Dijk lauds 'outstanding' Liverpool star attracting transfer interest

Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version or go back to LFC Live.net.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk would be disappointed to see his friend and teammate Joe Gomez leave on transfer deadline day amid interest from elsewhere in the Reds' longest-serving senior player.

He is a good friend of my, as everyone knows, and I'm just very pleased for him that he could do it today.

"Hopefully he can do a lot more for us this season.



He is my friend so I want him to stay, of course, but it doesn't work like that.

Of course I want him to stay, but as a friend, as a player, let's see."

Dominik Szoboszlai was the Liverpool match-winner against Arsenal, scoring a sensational goal from a 30-yard set-piece.

"It's a fantastic free-kick," Van Dijk said

Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kits

Liverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.

Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.