Real Madrid are apparently aiming to “take advantage” of Jurgen Klopp’s exit from Liverpool by targeting Virgil van Dijk.
Klopp resigned as Liverpool manager late last week after nine years.
Similar to when Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger left Manchester United and Arsenal, Liverpool may make major changes in the summer due to the uncertain futures of some of Klopp’s key players.
The contracts of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, and Van Dijk at Anfield expire in 18 months, and Klopp’s stars may leave.
Fichajes reports that Real Madrid has placed a “bombshell” on Liverpool by chasing captain Van Dijk after Jurgen Klopp left.
Following Klopp’s departure, the La Liga giants are believed to “go for his immediate signing,” leaving other Liverpool players “shrouded in uncertainty.”
On Monday, the Netherlands international questioned his future at Liverpool when Klopp left in the summer.
“The club will have a big job on their hands, that is well known,” Van Dijk said.
“To replace not only the manager but the whole staff and there are so many things that will change.
“I’m very curious which direction that will go in but when that will be announced we will see our situation.
“It will be the end of Jurgen Klopp’s era – I am still part of it that’s why I don’t like to talk about it – and that is my main focus.
“Hopefully we will have the success we all dream of and by then probably there will be more clarification about what the club wants for the future and then we will see.”
When asked if he will be a part of the new era at Liverpool, Van Dijk added: “That’s a big question. I don’t know.”
“Nothing has really changed. Obviously things will change at the end of the season and in the new season but at the moment it doesn’t and we have to keep doing the same things,” Van Dijk continued.
“It’s easier said than done but I sense the rest of the boys think like that as well and it is the job for me to ensure we keep it that way.
“We are all human beings and we have emotions – some players feel different about the manager’s announcement than others.
“That’s absolutely normal because everyone thinks in different ways but I didn’t notice the professionalism being dropped or the level of standard. The training sessions I have seen in the last couple of days were not different than before.”
