Defeat at Wolves on Tuesday night left Liverpool in sixth place on the Premier League table.
"One hundred per cent (it will have impact on transfer plans)," Van Dijk said after the loss at Molineux. "The stakes are very high. Listen, if you play for Liverpool, it's always been like that. It's down to us, together with our fans, to get the results we need to get into the Champions League.
"We're also still playing in the Champions League and the FA Cup this season and trying to make it successful. Now the decisive period starts. We have to just go for it. We have to take this on the chin. No matter how hard it is to take.
"Either we get it and we deserve it or we don't get it and we don't deserve it. We have to go through our difficulties to get consistency. It's part of the process of this team. Everyone wants to win."