Liverpool continue to work on a new contract for Virgil van Dijk.

The Reds’ captain’s current deal at Anfield expires at the end of the season and there have been no signs of a new one being agreed between the parties involved with Van Dijk recently stating that his Liverpool future hasn’t been decided.

Progress was hoped to be made during the international break between Liverpool and Van Dijk over a new contract, while the Merseyside club also need to tie Mohamed Salah down to a new deal.

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The longer the situation goes on, the more worried Liverpool fans will become as it became public knowledge this week that Trent Alexander-Arnold has decided to join Real Madrid next season.

Regarding his contract situation, talkSPORT pundit Troy Deeney thinks the Dutch star has played a blinder when it comes to negotiations with Liverpool.

Speaking about the two players and their contracts, Deeney believes Van Dijk has played a blinder when it comes to negotiations with Liverpool and suggests the Dutch star is waiting for Salah to make the first move.

It makes sense that Van Dijk waits to see what the Merseyside club offer Salah, although the age of both stars does not matter, according to Deeney.

At 32 and 33, Salah and Van Dijk have shown that age is just a number this season at Anfield as the duo have been magnificent for Arne Slot.

The two senior stars are model professionals and as a result, Deeney believes the Reds duo can play at the highest level for a few more years and that their age should not be a concern for the board at the Merseyside club, especially when it comes to the Egyptian superstar.

“It is not what it was before.