Van Dijk backs Slot to become Liverpool manager: 'One of better Dutch coaches at the moment'

Liverpool are closing on the appointment of Arne Slot as the head coach after Jurgen Klopp's departure at the end of the season.

Virgil van Dijk says he approves of the club's choice of Klopp's successor.

“Arne Slot is one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment,” the Reds captain said, as quoted by Fabrizio Romano.

“With the way he plays, the philosophy he has, he can be a Liverpool coach. “But I read and hear that it is far from complete. We shall see. We will focus on that next season, still a long way off.”