Overview
- Fabrizio Romano and club‑facing reporters said on Monday that Liverpool plan to keep Van Dijk and that he has held talks with new head coach Andoni Iraola.
- Anfield sources told multiple outlets the club is preparing the 2026/27 season with the captain available and has not entertained selling him this summer.
- Van Dijk is 34, turns 35 this week, and is under contract until summer 2027, a situation that creates commercial pressure but makes a sale this window unlikely.
- Italian outlets linked AC Milan and other clubs with interest and quoted possible fees of €30–40m, but those valuations are treated as speculative and not seen as realistic by better‑connected reporters.
- Liverpool view Van Dijk as a key leader who will help guide newly signed young centre‑backs such as Jeremy Jacquet and Giovanni Leoni after recent exits of senior players.