Virgil van Dijk drops Liverpool transfer hint after Alexander Isak bombshell – ‘Let’s see’

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has spoken about the club’s approach in the summer transfer window after the arrival of Hugo Ekitike and amid links to Alexander Isak

Virgil van Dijk has hinted that Liverpool are not done yet in the summer transfer window. The Reds have splashed £265million on seven signings so far following the arrival of Hugo Ekitike, but still have the money in the bank to add further players to Arne Slot’s squad.

Ekitike is the latest player to join the defending Premier League champions, who will pay Eintracht Frankfurt £69m, plus a further £10m in potential add-ons. He has followed Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Armin Pesci and Freddie Woodman to the club this summer, while Giorgi Mamardashvili has also arrived after spending last season on loan with Valencia.

Liverpool have managed to recruit heavily this summer due to their quiet transfer window before last season. And with Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott all potentially leaving, they could still afford a blockbuster deal for Newcastle deal Alexander Isak.

The Reds made an enquiry about Isak last week before pushing ahead to sign Ekitike and the Swedish striker has now informed Newcastle that he wants to explore his options. He has been left out of the Magpies’ pre-season tour amid reports he could be sold, if their £125m valuation is met.

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And, speaking on Liverpool’s pre-season tour in Hong Kong after Ekitike’s arrival, Van Dijk suggested the club aren’t yet in the transfer window. Asked how the club can ensure they lift the Premier League trophy again, he told the Anfield Wrap: “This season, we all start from scratch. I think everyone has tried to improve their teams – and we as well, I think we’ve done great additions to the team so far.

“Let’s see what happens for the rest of the transfer window. But I think it’s all down to hard work, showing our quality and consistency and we all know how difficult that is. So we will focus on ourselves and the hard work is obviously already going – we work so hard in training, double sessions in the heat and humidity here.”

Asked about the new signings, the Liverpool captain added: “Coming to Liverpool, they will definitely have the quality to play for Liverpool. For me, it’s very important as well how you settle in the group and how you fit into the squad that we have, and I think they did perfectly well.

“All of them. We don’t speak about Armin – a young goalie who just came out of nowhere – has settled in pretty well. Obviously Freddie, Giorgi, Flo, Jeremie. Hugo came today of course. Everyone has to work hard and we’re all in this together, that’s the main thing. We have to fight for everything that’s ahead of us.”

Fellow senior pro Andy Robertson has been impressed by what he’s seen too. He told the club website: “The lads already have settled in really well. Obviously Hugo has just come in so we’ll have our first dinner with him tonight.

“But Jeremie, Milos, Gio, Flo have all really settled in quite quickly and it’s as if they’ve been here for months now, which is pleasing. It’s just up to them to then understand the standards of playing with Liverpool, and I think they’re getting to grips with that already.”

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