Van Dijk assesses his new centre-back partnership with Jacquet

Virgil Van Dijk originally made his transfer to Liverpool from Southampton in 2018 on a £75 million deal, one of the highest recorded transfer fees for a defender in English football, and has since made 389 appearances with Liverpool, scoring 36 goals thus far.

After the Reds' 3-1 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday, Van Dijk revealed: “I’m not in any panic whatsoever.”, regarding the topic of his future career at Liverpool, according to reports from Hayters and journalist Fabrizio Romano.

Delving further into the topic, the 35-year-old went on to reveal: "I feel good but it’s not about me at the moment. Let’s see. I’m not in any panic”.

“I want to keep playing and continue what I’m doing. Let’s see what the season brings. I’ve had an amazing time already so far. If that will be extended, that’s the case”.

“If not, then I will go somewhere else”. “There’s nothing to report at the moment but that doesn’t mean that there’s any stress or anything”.

Liverpool currently sit fourth in the Premier League table on 18 points and have conceded 10 goals so far, half the number conceded by table-toppers Arsenal. However, it is difficult to measure the likelihood of a contract extension this early in the season and his future at the club is more likely depend on where Iraola's side have progressed to by May.