Virgil van Dijk insists he is 'very calm' over Liverpool future - but the Reds captain admits there is 'no change' with less than a year left on his deal

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admits there has been 'no change' to his contract situation with less than a year remaining on his deal, as he insisted he remains 'very calm' over his future.

Van Dijk is one of three key Liverpool players to have entered the final 12 months of their deals at Anfield, along with Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Speaking after Liverpool's 2-0 win over Brentford, Van Dijk insisted he remains focused on the season ahead and delivering success for the club under new boss Arne Slot.

'I'm very calm. The thing is, you know, I want to play the best season I can again,' Van Dijk told Sky Sports.

'I want to be important and stay important for the club. Whatever happens next year I will see, you know, anything happen for a reason. That's how I see it. 

'For now, there's been no changes in my situation, but I'm very calm about it, and there's no reason for me to start thinking for something else, because I have a whole season to play for still, and hopefully it will be a successful one.' 

Van Dijk was a key figure in the Jurgen Klopp era at Liverpool and took over as captain at the start of last season.

The Dutchman was last week named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for a fourth time, reflecting his ongoing importance to Liverpool.

Van Dijk, 33, reiterated his pride at being Liverpool captain and labelled Anfield as 'home'.

'I'm proud, and it's home, and it's a special place, and what I said as well before whatever happens in the future,' Van Dijk said. 'You know, Anfield is a special place to my heart, and very successful as well. So let'

'Obviously, it's never guaranteed, like we all seen in the past. I want to win and in every competition that we are competing in, I want to go as far as possible and win it.  

'Obviously, we know how difficult that is. But playing for a club like Liverpool, one of the best, if not the best football club in the world, you have these expectations. 

'You see the fans, you see the fan base around the world. You know, it's amazing to be, to be wearing a shirt, and for me personally, being the captain of the club as well. 

'I'm really looking forward to it [the season]. I'm really enjoying it so far. But there is so much to improve for the team, for myself, let's see what it brings.'

Liverpool have enjoyed a perfect start to the season under new boss Slot, with the Reds winning their opening two matches by 2-0 scorelines.

Slot's side will now turn their attentions to a crunch clash with rivals Manchester United next weekend before the first international break of the season.