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Rumors dispelled! Liverpool's leader stays with the team

Andoni Iraola is counting on his captain for the new season.

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Virgil van Dijk remains a key figure for Liverpool.

Details: According to The Athletic journalist James Pearce, the Liverpool captain has no intention of leaving the club.

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The Dutch defender is currently on holiday, after which he will return to the squad to prepare for the new season.

New Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola is counting on van Dijk for the 2026/27 campaign. Moreover, rumors that the Merseysiders are supposedly ready to consider offers for their defensive leader are simply not true.

Virgil van Dijk is going nowhere. The LFC captain currently on holiday and then back for pre-season.
New head coach Andoni Iraola counting on him for 2026/27 and suggestions that LFC would even consider any offers for the talismanic defender are wide of the mark.
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) July 4, 2026

It's worth noting that van Dijk is not only Liverpool's captain, but also one of the club’s defining icons of recent years. The 34-year-old Dutch defender is under contract with Liverpool until the summer of 2027.

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