01 Apr 2026 05:07:49
Hey, I maybe in the wrong here but been informed the Vvd is also looking for a move! No idea if club will let him go for free or what, but rumours are a couple of Saudi clubs want to open talks with him and have asked us for go ahead.
01 Apr 2026 07:30:14
Doubt he'll be leaving for free.
01 Apr 2026 08:41:38
Happy for his time with us to come to an end, fantastic defender, up there with Hansen (and for me Sami in that bracket as well).
But I passionately believe that we need a total overhaul of leadership and he is part of that group.
A token fee would be acceptable and it would be great to watch him pick up a trophy or two on the continent somewhere.
01 Apr 2026 09:02:36
Van Dijk is still the best defender around, but, in my opinion, the new manager could do worse than reassign the captaincy. He is one of the senior players, but, damn it, he is no leader of men.
Letting him go completely would not be a good idea, as no one out there is better, let alone players we could buy.
01 Apr 2026 09:13:19
I think he'll go next summer when his contract runs out.
01 Apr 2026 09:49:45
Check what the date is. ?
01 Apr 2026 12:18:48
Agree, Lowe, he's definitely not a good captain.
01 Apr 2026 14:00:27
He isn't moving next season.
01 Apr 2026 14:48:44
First I saw of this was a TeamTalk article a couple of weeks ago claiming Saudi was planning a triple-raid for Mo, Virgil & Ali. The rumours have since been recycled on social media and referenced in a couple of outer articles over the last 2 weeks. TeamTalk are generally a low tier second hand source, more concerned with site traffic and not known for publishing breaking stories.
Nobody major has picked up on the claims since, which should tell you all you need to know. I believe the same rumours about Virgil started around this time last year as well. I've no doubt Saudi are interested, but claims Virgil is actively looking for a move are pure speculation at the moment, unless one of the ITK's has any solid info, which I'm sure they would have shared by now.
01 Apr 2026 14:57:12
He got at least another season in him... he's still our best defender by far... but I think next season n that's it for him at Liverpool.
01 Apr 2026 15:19:54
Every year people fall for the April Fools post!
01 Apr 2026 15:21:47
I know VVD has not had his best season but is it his time to be slagged off?
I have posted on how VVD has not performed to his best but the man has not stopped playing since his bad injury.
As for not being a great captain, you could not be further from the truth; he is a leader and he cannot be at fault if players go out of form.
You don't have to scream and shout to be a captain, you just need the respect of your team mates and opposition players.
YNWA.
01 Apr 2026 16:06:48
@Albeyred, Exactly. All the players describe him as a leader. How he sets the standards. Maybe he is not as vocal as Hendo, but Hendo also had Milly and others to back him up. It's the duty of the whole leadership group to drive the team forward. At least he takes initiative and speaks to the media irrespective of how it is going.
01 Apr 2026 16:19:02
Gents - It's April Fools.
01 Apr 2026 17:55:44
I love it: "he's not a good captain" based on zero insight or observation, despite him being a focal point and a rock on the pitch.
01 Apr 2026 18:05:55
Frode, he's had some woeful performances this year, far from being a rock, mate, and he's not captain material, at least not the type of captain we need. Whenever something goes wrong, that's his fault, he just turns around, throws his hands in the air and whinges at the closest person to him, looking for someone to blame.
He's not lighting a fire under anyone out there, he's just not an inspiring leader. I love him, he has been unbelievable for us, one of the best CB's to ever do it, but he's not the captain we need right now.
01 Apr 2026 18:40:36
April 2 will not come too soon.
01 Apr 2026 19:01:46
Yep, moving to Walton.
02 Apr 2026 12:30:48
Just garbage. VVD will continue to be LFC captain next season.