Virgil van Dijk plays down talk of new Liverpool deal

Virgil van Dijk insists he’s”not even discussing anything in the moment” seeing negotiations over a contract expansion at Liverpool.
The Reds protector opened to Sky Sports News reporter Bryan Swanson following Tuesday night’s 2-0 defeat away to Napoli.
It turned out to be a miserable start to the defence of the Champions League campaign, especially with the exemplary Van Dijk allowing Fernando Llorente to steal a late second objective.
On the back of reports that he’d agreed a bumper deal at Anfield, the 28-year-old, that transferred to Anfield for # 75m at January 2018 from Southampton, was asked if he wished to hold discussions.
“There is nothing happening, so that is it,” he explained.
Asked again about wanting to hold talks about’any expansion ‘, Van Dijk added:”That is not on me! I saw some reports in the media I was agreeing things and a new deal.
“But I am not even discussing anything at the moment. The one thing that I want to do right now is focus on the games and we’re going to see in the future what may occur.”
Van Dijk was in the center of Liverpool’s ascent under Jurgen Klopp, playing a role at the route of the club to Champions League glory last season and their emergence as the major rivals for Premier League dominance of Manchester City.
By winning their first five Premier League games, liverpool have created a start to their domestic campaign, however they face their biggest challenge so much when they travel to Stamford Bridge to face the Chelsea on Sunday, live on Sky Sports of Frank Lampard.

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