Van Dijk's Liverpool exit could send him to Real Madrid
With no renewal offer on the table and his contract expiring in 2027, Van Dijk is drawing interest from Real Madrid, Milan, Inter Miami and Galatasaray as a free transfer.
Virgil van Dijk, 35, sees his Liverpool contract run out in the summer of 2027, and British newspapers report the club has yet to put a renewal offer on the table. Some outlets go further, saying no offer is coming at all.
That has put his name into circulation among clubs weighing up a free transfer next summer. Real Madrid are one of them, according to Mundo Deportivo, drawn by the prospect of signing an established international centre-back without paying a fee. Milan, Inter Miami and Galatasaray are also mentioned as possible destinations.
Real Madrid have gone down this road before. Ibrahima Konaté joined from Liverpool this past summer on a free transfer, and the same model could be repeated with Van Dijk. José Mourinho had wanted another centre-back for his own squad, but no deal was done after Jesús Asencio stayed at Real Madrid rather than leaving on loan.
Nothing has been confirmed by either club, and Van Dijk remains under contract at Liverpool for the current season and the next. Any move would depend first on Liverpool's decision on a new deal, and only then on which of the interested clubs makes its case.
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