Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk insists he is 'fully committed' to the club and that hasn't changed following the news of Jurgen Klopp's exit.
The Dutchman claims his comments earlier this week, which fuelled speculation over his future, were taken out of context.
Klopp announced last Friday that he would be leaving Liverpool after almost nine years at the end of the season.
Van Dijk was one of the first star players to give their public reaction to the news following Sunday's FA Cup win over Norwich.
Virgil van Dijk has clarified his comments on his Liverpool future
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The centre-back said he didn't know what his future holds beyond this season and admitted he was 'curious' as to the direction the club would head in.
The line of questioning from the media to Van Dijk drew an angry reaction from Klopp at his press conference on Tuesday.
And now Van Dijk has moved to clarify his comments, insisting 'nothing has changed' on his future after Klopp's announcement.
He told Men in Blazers YouTube channel: "It's been taken out of context. To be 100 per cent clear, I am fully committed to the club.
"I love the club. I love the fans. [That comment] has fully been taken out of context. It's not about me. It's not about 'I', it's about 'us'. Nothing has changed.
"Five days ago we weren't even speaking about my contract so it's a bit silly. My full focus is on making sure this year is a very special year.
"It was obviously a big announcement the last couple of days, it's been a big shock to each one of us connected to the club.
"I have been feeling exactly what the fans have been feeling in that exact moment [finding out the news]. But, we mean business here."
Liverpool are still in all four competitions this season and their skipper is fully focused on matters on the pitch.
Van Dijk added: "We want to crack on, we want to achieve the things that we dreamed of at the start of the season. We are in a good position so lets give it our all.
"But, like I said, don't get it twisted. I am fully committed to the club and I love it. I love each and every day at Liverpool.'
"I am the [Liverpool] captain and we are going to go for it all. We will see how that goes."
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Liverpool host Chelsea in the Premier League this evening, aiming to extend their gap to second-placed Arsenal to five points.
Ahead of the match, Klopp hit back at reporters for asking Van Dijk about his future.
The German said: "It was always clear when I said what I had to say, it was always clear that the outside world would not give you a second to process it, to think about it.
"It's just the next thing is 'What are you doing?'. So a week ago or whenever, nobody knew about my decision, he had 18 months on his contract and nobody asked. So give us a break.
Virgil van Dijk is focused on achieving success at Liverpool this season
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"I knew that it would happen because [the media] can't wait with these kind of questions.
"Virgil didn't go out and say 'By the way, what I want to say...'. It's always about the questions. We always need to answer these kind of things.
"Write what you want, this club is stable 100 per cent and everything will be fine, I'm 100 per cent sure and the rest we have to get through this, we have to get through your questions, we have to give answers and that's how it is."
