Virgil van Dijk responds to Alisson Liverpool exit reports and makes honest admission

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Virgil van Dijk has spoken about the possibility of Liverpool's long-serving goalkeeper Alisson leaving the club in the summer transfer window along with Mohamed Salah and Andy RobertsonVirgil van Dijk has admitted that Liverpool would suffer a "big blow" if Alisson followed Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson out of the door in the summer transfer window. Giorgi Mamardashvili has deputised for Alisson on 18 occasions this season and, although he is contracted for another year, there are reports he could depart this summer.“Everyone can feel a certain way about it," Van Dijk said, as reported by the Liverpool Echo.

But if it’s going to happen – and I have no idea about it and I don’t think at this point he has an idea about it – then we will, as a club, adapt to that."We have been through everything together, positive things and some negative things unfortunately as well, so it would definitely be a big blow and a miss but I don’t think, for me, it’s a good idea to think ahead about what could or could not happen."He’s very important for me as one of the leaders in the team and I think he is very important on the pitch because I think he is one of the best – in my opinion the best – goalkeeper in the world. Of course, there’s no doubt about that."Alisson has been at Liverpool since 2018, making 332 appearances.

Jones has filled in at right-back recently and Van Dijk knows his value."Of course," the Liverpool captain said when asked if he wanted Jones to stay. Curtis I thought was outstanding against Everton, was not too much spoken about but especially in possession he was quite a big game-changer, especially in his positioning."It’s nice to be in your original position but he is so comfortable on the ball, he understands what is asked from that position."Join our LFC WhatsApp community and get all the latest LFC news, views, transfer gossip and more, as it happens We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.