Liverpool superstar 'is STAYING' as agent drops contract bombshell after Real Madrid win

Liverpool continued their excellent start to the season by sweeping aside Real Madrid in the Champions League, and things could be about to get even better for Reds supporters.

Arne Slot's side beat the defending European champions 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday night to book their place in the next round of the Champions League.

Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo scored to secure another impressive victory for Liverpool, who are now top of both the Premier League and the Champions League tables.

Liverpool and Madrid were both without several key players for the match but it was Slot's side that coped best without their absentees, securing a deserved 17^th win from 19 matches for the Dutchman since his move to Anfield.

Liverpool are the first team to book a place in the next round of the competition, but they are yet secure a spot in the top eight – which would see them avoid the play-off round.

Liverpool fans will be delighted with the club's form and things may be about to get better for Reds supporters, with captain Virgil van Dijk set to sign a new deal at Anfield.

Van Dijk, 33, is one of three key players – along with Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold – who are out of contract at the end of the season.

There has been speculation the Dutchman could leave in the summer after six hugely successful years on Merseyside.

But Anfield Watch claim he is set to sign a new deal, committing his long-term future to the club.

Van Dijk is free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with foreign clubs in January but the Dutchman's agent is reportedly 'telling interested parties that he's no longer attainable'.

The report claims that it's now a 'formality' that Van Dijk will sign a new deal, even suggesting that it may have already been signed but is yet to be publicly announced.

Van Dijk (right) is set to sign a new deal with Liverpool (Image: Getty)

Speaking last month, Van Dijk gave little away on his future and hinted it would be resolved later in the campaign.

"I'm very calm," Van Dijk told Sky Sports. "Let's see what happens towards the end of the season.

"I'm enjoying my football, physically and mentally. Keep enjoying the game because it's a beautiful game that we play and I play."