Liverpool took a slap from Fulham on Sunday afternoon, but it didn’t take long for smiles to return to the faces of their fans — courtesy of Virgil van Dijk, who revealed that progress is being made in contract extension talks.Fulham are delaying Liverpool’s title celebration!Van Dijk is one of three Liverpool players whose contracts expire at the end of the season. While it’s almost certain that Trent Alexander-Arnold will leave Anfield this summer, the futures of Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah had remained unclear — until now. After the defeat to Fulham, the Reds’ captain shared some positive news.“Yes, there is progress,” the Dutchman commented briefly. Of course, that’s no guarantee he’ll still be at the club next season.“I don’t know, we’ll see. Listen, these are internal discussions. I love the club and the fans — they were behind us again and we wanted to reward them. But I hope they’ll be there again on Sunday (against West Ham), and that we can make the stadium an incredible place, as always.”🚨 Virgil van Dijk on new contract: “There is progress, yeah”.“These are internal discussions, I love the club, I love Liverpool, I love the fans”. pic.twitter.com/DIVc9UE9og— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 7, 2025 The loss to Fulham served as a reminder for Arne Slot’s squad that the title is still not secured.We’ll train hard. We’re in a really good position, but matches like this — especially the first half — show that the job’s not done. I say that every week. That’s the mindset within the group — the job’s not finished. Now we have to recover from this, physically and mentally, and focus on the game against West Ham at home,” Van Dijk concluded.##NAJAVA_MECA_8842578##
