French football expert and regular BBC contributor Julien Laurens has played down links between Virgil van Dijk and Paris St-Germain. The Liverpool captain, who is out of contract this summer, was widely linked with a move to the French giants earlier this week.

There is nothing between PSG and Virgil Van Dijk. No talks, no negotiations, no 100m signing on fee offer. Nothing. Virgil had a chat with Luis Campos and Nasser Al Khelaifi after the Champions League second leg and it wasn’t about his future but about the two games they played.

Virgil Van Dijk (33) is being linked left-right-and-centre. It is natural given that the defender’s contract at Liverpool expires at the end of the season. As reported by L’Équipe, the