Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk says he will consider his future at both club and country in the coming weeks as he struggles to overcome the disappointment of a semi-final exit at the European Championships on Wednesday.
Van Dijk said he would spend the coming weeks figuring out the next steps in his career after nine years and 75 caps for the Netherlands. The 33-year-old has one more season left on his contract at Liverpool.
“I have no idea at the moment. I will think carefully this summer about what I want at club level and as an international player. Then we will do it again, but first recover from this,” Van Dijk told reporters after England beat the Netherlands 2-1 to advance to Sunday’s final against Spain.
“After a season like this, with everything that’s happened, it’s very emotional when the season ends because you know it’s over,” Van Dijk said.
“Especially in the second half, I had a feeling the result would go our way. But [Ollie] Maybe Watkins was given too much space and he finished well.”
“It hurts when we concede in the last minute of the game and now we’re left empty-handed. You give it your all, everyone gives it their all and if the goal comes like that in the last minute, it’s bad. Yeah… sorry.”
