Real Madrid respond to Virgil van Dijk transfer link amid Liverpool contract stand-off
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Real Madrid will NOT be signing Virgil van Dijk if he leaves Liverpool as a free agent. Van Dijk, 33, is coming to end of his deal at Anfield, enabling him to sign a pre-contract agreement with an overseas club. The Liverpool captain isn't alone, as team-mates Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah have also entered the final sixth months of their respective contracts.
Reports from Spain this week claimed that Van Dijk's agent had offered his services to Real Madrid, who made a controversial New Year's bid for Alexander-Arnold. But the Champions League holders were said to have turned down the opportunity, with their focus elsewhere.
Now an official spokesperson for Real Madrid has told 365scores: "The talk about Real Madrid's desire to sign Liverpool player Van Dijk is incorrect. "Van Dijk is not part of our contractual plans and we have not sent an official offer to Liverpool regarding negotiations with Van Dijk. The player has not been offered to our club by the player's agents, and if that happens, it will be announced through our official team channels.".
Although Van Dijk has previously gone on record to say that he'd like to renew his deal at Liverpool, the defender revealed after Sunday's 2-2 draw with Manchester United: "I don't think [there will be an update soon] but I am calm about it, like I said months ago. We'll see what happens in the future and at this point I have absolutely no update.
