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Gini Wijnaldum provides spiky response over new Liverpool contract

Georginio Wijnaldum refused to give anything away when asked if he was going to sign a new contract with Liverpool.

Wijnaldum's deal with the Reds expires at the end of this season, and the 30-year-old is yet to commit to a new deal.

As a result, he is free to open negotiations with foreign clubs from January, meaning Liverpool currently face the possibility of losing the midfielder on a free transfer next summer.

Wijnaldum was wanted by his former Netherlands national team boss Ronald Koeman at Barcelona during the summer after his compatriot took over at the Camp Nou.

And when asked if he had an update on his Liverpool future, the former Newcastle United man told the interviewer to ask the Anfield club instead of him for an update.

"I can’t say anything about that,” the midfielder told Dutch publication Het Parool. “Just ask Liverpool those questions. Don’t they answer?

“I cannot say anything about it, including whether or not there is talk of a new contract between me and Liverpool. Sorry.”

The Reds are currently third in the Premier League table after being held to a 1-1 draw by Manchester City on Sunday, and Wijnaldum insists his side are still hungry for success this season.

“We knew we might not be at the top after this weekend - going to Manchester City is just a tough game,” he said when asked about the game against Pep Guardiola’s side.

“But take it from me: we are just as eager at Liverpool, you know. The group wants more, and the manager is still pushing us.”

While Wijnaldum also offered a further update on team-mate Virgil van Dijk who continues to recover from ACL surgery.

He said: “It’s a pity that Virgil van Dijk isn’t there because of that knee injury. I talk to him often, but never about soccer. I do talk about life. So also not whether or not he will make it to the European Championships.

“He just has to rehabilitate and be there for his family. And God willing, he will be there next summer. Yes, he is still involved with the team, even though he is not physically here.”

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