Iker Casillas says there’s one Liverpool player he’d love Real Madrid to sign after Ibrahima Konate

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Real Madrid have begun to make a habit of signing players from Liverpool in the last year or so.Trent Alexander-Arnold, of course, left his boyhood club to make a move to Los Blancos in 2025.Meanwhile, though the transfer has not been confirmed yet, Ibrahima Konate has agreed a deal with Madrid. Now, former Real Madrid shot-stopper Iker Casillas has mentioned Virgil van Dijk as a signing he’d like to see the Spanish giants make.

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Credit: AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images Iker Casillas would love Virgil van Dijk at Real MadridIn an interview via Adri Contreras on TikTok, the goalkeeper was asked to name a player he would like to sign from multiple clubs.He picked Erling Haaland from Manchester City, of course, and selected Van Dijk from Liverpool.A move to Madrid for the veteran centre-back does seem unlikely, though his future is being talked about a lot more now.Van Dijk is now entering the final year of his Liverpool contract, and given that he is already 34, is not expected to be offered another deal.Meanwhile, links to Turkey have emerged over the last couple of months, with Galatasaray thought to have looked at the player.Any chance of a move this summer does seem pretty unlikely, but Van Dijk may well leave for free next year.The Reds will need to sign a replacement, in turn, unless they bring in a new stopper this summer, now that Konate is on his way to Real Madrid.Jeremy Jacquet and Giovanni Leoni are both great talents, but they lack experience, and Liverpool should have at least one well-travelled stopper in their backline.Exactly who that could be is not clear. Nico Schlotterbeck keeps being mentioned as an option.But it is likely that deal would have to be done this summer due to his release clause, which is expected to expire in July 2026.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox