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Arne Slot has named Virgil van Dijk as the Liverpool player most capable of moving into management after hanging up his boots.

The Reds defender has previously played down the prospect of entering the dugout, although he has not ruled out the idea of management down the line and would like to stay in the game after his playing days.



[Alexis] Mac Allister also has a good knowledge of the game and can implement the ideas we have quite fast.”

With his contract expiring in the summer – along with the deals of Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold – Van Dijk’s immediate future is up in the air.

Speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast just last year, Van Dijk outlined his wish to stay in the game – which isn't what Slot believes to be the case – and how he keeps tabs on the youngsters in the Reds’ academy.

“I said no [to management], but that’s also because coming to this hectic, busy, on-it life that my family is sacrificing a lot, my wife and my kid,” he said in October 2024.

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