Virgil van Dijk's Liverpool future beyond the end of this season remains unclear but he still has the required quality to play for any of the top teams in the world

Liverpool already know which defender they're going to replace Virgil van Dijk with, as negotiations continue between the club and player over a new contract. Van Dijk is out of contract at Anfield at the end of the 2024/25 season,

However, despite Andy Robertson having an elongated slump in form and Kostas Tsimikas no closer to being the answer than he was five years ago, Liverpool chose not to act. Instead, the hope is that Robertson can rally enough to see the Reds through until the end of the season before being replaced by a younger model.