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playAre Liverpool gambling giving Virgil van Dijk a new contract?

(1:54)Julien Laurens and Nedum Onuoha react to the Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk signing a new contract to remain at Anfield until 2027.

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot believes extending the contracts of Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah is reflective of the "amazing ambitions" the club has going forward.

Liverpool confirmed on Thursday that Van Dijk had signed a new two-year contract at Anfield, ending months of speculation over his future.

Negotiations had been taking place for several months, with Salah also having signed a new deal last week.

"It tells you that we want to keep our best players, the players that have played a great season for so many years in a row now," Slot said on Friday.

"That we are able to keep them when they are free agents tells you about the amazing ambitions we have for the coming years.

Virgil is so important to us.

He's a great personality and a great player."

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