Which Liverpool players could be heading to Euro 2024 this summer?
By Evan Curnew
Group D
Netherlands National Team - Virgil van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk will be on the plane to Germany for the Netherlands. The Dutch defender is the captain of his country, as he is for the club. van Dijk, much like at Liverpool, regularly goes the full 90 minutes for the Netherlands and has recorded 66 caps to date.
Many will remember that van Dijk missed the previous Euros with the Netherlands with a cruciate ligament injury. It will be his first Euros with the Dutch having missed out on the 2016 rendition of the tournament.
If the Dutch are to go far in Germany, they will need to Virgil van Dijk to be a force at the back, something we all know he is more than capable of doing.
Netherlands National Team - Cody Gakpo
Cody Gakpo will also be a Liverpool representative on the Netherlands National Team. The Dutch forward has contributed 13 goals this Premier League, only starting about half of the games he's been available for. Gakpo has been a regular call-up for the Netherlands since 2022 and should be a pencilled-in starter for Ronald Koeman this summer.
Gakpo has 23 caps for the Netherlands, with 11 goal contributions. It will be Gakpo's second Euros, as he made the final cut for Euro 2020, mainly staying on the bench but with 11 minutes against Macedonia in the group stage.
Netherlands National Team - Ryan Gravenberch
There is a chance that Liverpool will have three Dutch players at Euro 2024, as midfielder Ryan Gravenberch may make the final cut. After initially not finding his rhythm with the club this season, Gravenberch has put in respectable performances as the season has gone on, which should give him a greater chance at winning over Dutch manager Ronald Koeman.
Ryan Gravenberch has 11 caps to his name with the Netherlands. When he first joined Liverpool, he declined an invitation to play with the Netherlands U21s, which upset Ronald Koeman. Since then, he has not been called up by the Netherlands. This could put a fork in his chances of getting a call, as he looks to not be favoured by those making the ultimate squad decisions.
France National Team - Ibrahima Konate
Ibrahima Konate should be in the frame to make France's Euro 2024 squad, but his poor end to the season could theoretically knock him out of Didier Deschamps's plans. He's started just four Premier League games since the start of March and has been benched by Klopp for the Reds' last three Premier League games.
Konate was featured in March for France after missing out on a November selection due to an injury. At 24 years old, he's recorded 14 caps for France, including three starts at the last World Cup.
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