Virgil van Dijk says he no longer wants to become a football manager after he retires because the world can be "very cruel".
Van Dijk is some way off hanging up his boots having just won the Champions League with Liverpool, but already appears to have one eye on the future.
According to the Holland international, he had previously ambitions to manage a football team after retiring, but now believes the job to be too high-pressured.
Van Dijk says he wouldn't be interested in a job in punditry either due to the controversy that comes with the role.
Instead, it seems the Dutchman would rather become a scout.
"At the beginning of my career I thought I might be a manager but at this point I don't think I will become a manager," Van Dijk told Optus Sport.
"The world can be very cruel... there are a lot of people that have opinions and that can affect you - if you have the choice you'd rather not be in those kind of situations.
"But I think I will definitely be involved in football. I won't be a pundit because you have to be saying certain things that you might not even want to, but you have to.
"We'll see, I think I have a good eye for spotting talent so maybe I'll do something like that."
