After coach Jürgen Klopp had already announced a squad change in the summer, Liverpool defense chief Virgil van Dijk also spoke out in this regard.
“It is clear that players will leave. It has been announced and if we want to be where we have been for the last five years then we need quality access, especially when you see who is leaving,” he said Dutchman against “Sky Sports” and the “Independent”.
The Reds’ hit list includes Naby Keïta (28), Juventus loanee Arthur Melo (26) and the often-injured Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (29), all of whose contracts expire at the end of the season.
However, there are question marks behind the future of veteran James Milner. Whether the 37-year-old will be extended again is completely open. The farewell to striker Roberto Firmino (31) is already fixed.
The 19-year-old Dortmund super talent Jude Bellingham and midfielder Joao Palhinha from FC Fulham are sometimes traded as potential newcomers.
