Van Dijk reveals ‘main thing’ he told Iraola

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“The main thing for him to know, and what I told him, is that I’m here for him, regardless. “Anything he needs, wants to know, wants me for me to do for the team, I’m here for him.

That’s what we want.” He added: “[There’s] nothing to take away from Arne and his staff. “But I liked working under Arne and I’m sure I will like working under the new manager as well.” Van Dijk returned to the AXA Training Centre after a mammoth campaign in which he played every single minute of Liverpool’s Premier League 2025/26 schedule.

“I definitely asked for a good break because I felt like I needed it, not only physically but mentally as well,” admitted Van Dijk. “It was a very demanding year from before pre-season started last year until the day I got knocked out of the World Cup so I felt like I needed a good break.