Jurgen Klopp is set to leave Liverpool at the end of the season. Virgil van Dijk says that the goodbye is going to be a difficult one.
“I am quite an emotional person and I always find it very difficult to say goodbye to someone,” the Reds captain said, as quoted by the Liverpool Echo. “That will certainly be the case now.
“It's not just the manager who goes, it's more people. Pepijn (Lijnders), an important person in the staff and I could go on and on.
“Saying goodbye is not something I am looking forward to, but we can make it very nice by winning prizes together.
“That's the way life is. You see each other at the club almost daily and even more often than your own wife and children. You experience highlights together, but also difficult moments.
“That creates a bond that is very close, especially at a club like Liverpool, one big family.
“And then after a few years it's suddenly over. I hope, but am actually quite sure, that the club manages to preserve that unique atmosphere of mutual connection for the future.”
Liverpool have already won the League Cup this season and are in contention for the Europa League and the Premier League. The best goodbye gift to Klopp from the players, and from Klopp to fans, would be to win the treble.
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