Virgil van Dijk reflects on Liverpool career after entering final year of contract

The Independent

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is enjoying life under Arne Slot and relishing his role of being the link between the new head coach and the rest of the squad.The Netherlands international, 33, has had a key role to play in a summer of upheaval at Anfield after the departure of long-time manager Jurgen Klopp and his entire backroom staff.Speculation about Van Dijk’s future is also increasing by the week as he is in the final year of his contract, with a new deal yet to be finalised. But the Dutchman does not see age as being any sort of barrier to his ability to continue to perform at the highest level.

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00:00The direction, oh very good over there, very good, and just hold it there.

00:23It's a little 1% that makes it different, I think, in terms of looking after yourself

00:40and the work you do at home in terms of recovery and treatment and making sure you eat the

00:46right stuff, rest, so everything you put into it.

00:51That's what I've been doing already for so many years and that's why I've also been very

00:55consistent in the amount of games I've been playing over the last couple of years.

00:59That is maybe the most difficult thing in nowadays football, in order to stay consistent

01:04in football but also play the amount of games and being available.

01:08After the international break we have double programmes every weekend.

01:12I kind of enjoy that because games are the most beautiful things there is, especially

01:17when you play for a club like Liverpool.

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