Will Virgil van Dijk quit the Netherlands national team? Valentijn Driessen makes prediction

On Friday, head coach Xavi will announce the Netherlands squad for the upcoming international period. Valentijn Driessen expects Virgil van Dijk to be included "as normal". The journalist also believes there may be a role for Memphis Depay. He said this in a video item by De Telegraaf.

"The big question is Virgil van Dijk," Driessen begins. The Liverpool defender is now 35 years old, so retirement from international football cannot be ruled out.

"He does not want to say anything about it himself and the KNVB are also staying quiet. The coaches of Liverpool, with whom Xavi has also spoken, do not want to say anything either. When he was asked about it recently, he laughed a little and said that we would hear soon enough."

"But if you are stopping, then you can just say so. So I do not think he is stopping. I think he will carry on as an international after all. If he shows better form than at the World Cup, that would be sensible," Driessen feels.

There is also doubt over whether Xavi will still pick Memphis. "That is also a question. He is playing again, so he is fit in effect," said Driessen.

"And if you then look at the strikers we have... Weghorst is a battering ram that you use when you need him, but not as a permanent starter. Brobbey was underwhelming against AZ."

"And Meerdink is not impressing at AZ either. So if Depay is fit, then perhaps he can once again be useful for the Netherlands," Driessen concludes.