Jamie Carragher has urged Liverpool to strengthen its backline in the coming months. There was interest in a Brazilian defender but he is close to agreeing a new contract.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is reportedly in talks to leave Anfield in the summer. On Saturday afternoon, Van Dijk captained the Reds to a vital 2-0 win over Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium, thanks to two late goals from under-fire striker Darwin Nunez.

Virgil van Dijk has backed Liverpool hero Darwin Nunez to find the back of the net consistently after scoring a brace in the 2-0 win over Brentford in the Premi

Liverpool have finally received some positive news on the contract front, with Virgil van Dijk electing to sign a new deal with the Premier League leaders.

"If nobody is ready for a bumpy ride then this season will definitely be one."

The Reds collected all three points thanks to a dramatic Darwin Nunez double in stoppage time but the attention quickly shifted back to Liverpool's transfer policy and Van Dijk unwittingly fanned the flames.

The Belgian made a string of fine stops in the second half to keep the Reds at bay and earn his side a point. Van Dijk added: "We should have won, could have won but the reality is we take a point at a difficult ground, a difficult evening, in terms of the toughness of the game.

Liverpool star is set to STAY after months of rumours Club captain Virgil van Dijk, vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold and talisman Mohamed Salah all have less than six months remaining on their contracts at Anfield and it is a real possibility that all three leave Liverpool for free in the summer.

Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk is in “serious contract talks” as speculation continues to swirl over the future of the Netherlands international defender.