Following the revelation of a covert transfer meeting, Virgil van Dijk’s contract offer to leave Liverpool and become the most paid defender in the world was reportedly tabled, according to a report.

Van Dijk will turn 33 next month, but he is still arguably the best center back in the league at the moment. Without the powerful Dutchman, Liverpool might not have won the Premier League in 2020 and the Champions League in 2019—the Dutchman’s exorbitant £75 million transfer fee was more than justified.

The current deal Van Dijk has with Liverpool expires at the conclusion of the following campaign. One year from now, the contracts of superstars Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold will also expire.

The update for today concerns Van Dijk, who, per Marca, has been given the opportunity to surpass all other paid defenders in international football.

They claim that Al-Nassr, a Saudi Arabian team, is keen to sign the Dutchman, who with Aymeric Laporte could create a potent center-back duo.

Sadio Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo are two more players that Al-Nassr has on their roster. Nevertheless, Al-Hilal completely destroyed them in the Saudi Pro League the previous year.

Al-Nassr are looking back to Europe in an attempt to close the gap and outperform their competitors.

The most recent information on the proposed move for Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, which only materialized after Alisson Becker turned down the team, can be found here.

However, Al-Nassr’s efforts to entice Van Dijk to move to the Middle East are considerably more significant to Liverpool supporters.

According to Marca, Al-Nassr has already spoken with Van Dijk’s representatives and is preparing a “market bomb.”

They claim that Van Dijk was presented with “a contract that would make the Dutchman the highest-paid defender in the world” at that Tuesday night meeting.

Will Van Dijk remain or depart?

Van Dijk’s contract is about to expire, but Liverpool hasn’t indicated that they’re willing to let go of their starting center back.

Furthermore, despite Van Dijk and Salah’s advanced age, Liverpool are reportedly keen to keep both players past their current contracts.

Over the last several seasons, the Reds have bid a fond farewell to a great deal of experience. Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara are expected to depart the team, following in the footsteps of James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Sadio Mane, and Roberto Firmino.

It is now more crucial than ever to hang onto the few veterans who are over thirty.

Van Dijk has also hinted that he will play a significant role under new boss Arne Slot.

Van Dijk stated, “I didn’t feel like this was a farewell conversation and I think he also sees me in Liverpool 2.0,” in reference to a talk he had with Slot after being appointed.

“I have the impression that he is content that I am staying on and will return for the upcoming season, allowing me to support him as needed. We can succeed on the field because of this.