Van Dijk vows Klopp exit will give players an 'extra boost'

Virgil van Dijk wants to give Jurgen Klopp a perfect send-off

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool speaks to Juergen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool, prior to the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Liverpool and Leicester City at Anfield on September 27, 2023 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images)

Virgil van Dijk has promised that he and his teammates will give their best to make Jürgen Klopp’s final season one to remember. The club captain described Friday’s news that the German will leave as “a tough one to take”.

“The manager means so much for us, to me, to the club,” said Van Dijk, whom Klopp brought to the club in January 2018. Under the German, Liverpool have won a Champions League and Premier League title, both domestic cups and the Club World Cup. They are in contention for this year’s domestic crown, have reached this season’s Carabao Cup final and are still in the FA Cup and Europa League.