There has been a massive new claim regarding Virgil van Dijk's future at Liverpool

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Van Dijk is out of contract at Liverpool at the end of this season, however, and it remains to be seen what will happen over his future, even though Graeme Souness has backed him to stay on, saying: “I think there’s still life left in Virgil, but what is he 35 now? I mean, people criticised him when he got that terrible injury from the Everton goalkeeper Pickford, but he came back from that and it’s a lazy thing to say, ‘he’s not the same player.’ I didn’t see that.

And if anything, he’s got better the longer he’s been at Liverpool. He’s a Rolls-Royce.

He’s always been a Rolls-Royce. The 35-year-old may have been well below his best in Tuesday’s 4-3 win at home to Villarreal, but he has otherwise been at his imperious best this season, and has years left in him still, with Andoni Iraola saying: “For every centre-back to play next to Van Dijk, it’s a masterclass.