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Joe Rimmer

Virgil van Dijk speaks out on Liverpool takeover after FSG sale decision

Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool will remain one of the biggest teams in the world even as the future of the club hangs in the balance.

Reports emerged in November that Fenway Sports Group had put Liverpool up for sale, with Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs instructed to find interested parties in the club with a £3.7bn price-tag.

However the Boston Globe, owned by John Henry, have reported this week that FSG have since decided to seek a partial sale of the club in order to fund transfers as they look to compete with state-owned clubs such as Man City and Newcastle United.

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It has left led to much uncertainty surrounding the club in recent weeks but Van Dijk, who has led the Netherlands to a the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, says he is aware of all developments and is at ease with the club's position.

Speaking after the 3-1 victory over the USA in the last 16 of the competition, he said: "I have full trust in Liverpool that they will be fine.

“We are a very established club, one of the biggest in the world and that will stay that way.

“Whoever comes in to fill in those roles, they will do very well. I am aware of everything that is happening.

"Whether I am taking it in and doing something with it right now, I don’t think so because the full focus is on the World Cup but hopefully everything will be sorted and clarified when I am back. At this point, I am definitely not thinking about it.”

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