Ultimatum to Van Dijk

Van Dijk's return to the pitch has become a point of confrontation between Jürgen Klopp and coach Frank de Boer. The Liverpool manager believes that the central defender is not yet ready to return to the field, while the Dutch coach puts pressure on the central defender to decide if he is fit to play the next European Championship and has issued an ultimatum. In fact, according to Espn, this week De Boer will phone him so that Van Dijk can clarify if he can count on him in the European, since at the end of this month of May he will give the final call.

“I think you have to decide, it's your career. I imagine you are in a dilemma. Can it mean anything to Oranje? I hope he has taken giant steps in his rehabilitation, “said the coach in Espn. De Boer's wishes, however, contrast with the views of Klopp, who recently assured that Van Dijk will not arrive in time to play the European Championship.

The center-back suffered a torn ACL in the knee in the derby against Everton last October. At this time, he has not yet returned to group work. The last images he published on his social networks have been doing solo work and gentle exercises with the ball. Klopp already made his views clear last week: “You can't be away for 10 or 11 months, train for a week and then play football. That is not possible, it should not be possible ”.