One participant who reportedly ‘needs to go away’ Liverpool this summer time seems to be attracting no scarcity of curiosity.
Having hinted a couple of weeks in the past that he was seeking to lower his ties with the Reds, Sepp van den Berg has been attracting robust curiosity from PSV Eindhoven, with Stuttgart additionally displaying an admiration for the Dutch defender (Eindhovens Dagblad).
Taking to X on Wednesday night, Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg talked about two different Bundesliga golf equipment who’re additionally within the hunt for the 22-year-old.
He posted: “Hoffenheim have entered the race for Sepp van den Berg! 22 y/o central defender needs to go away Liverpool this switch window as reported. Talks between Hoffenheim and the participant’s aspect have taken place. No talks with #LFC but. Mainz 05, nonetheless there however Liverpool demand €20m now.”
🚨🔵 Excl. | TSG Hoffenheim have entered the race for Sepp van den Berg!
22 y/o central defender needs to go away Liverpool this switch window as reported.
Talks between Hoffenheim and the participant’s aspect have taken place. No talks with #LFC but.
Mainz 05, nonetheless there however… pic.twitter.com/1Bv7IYTFex
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 24, 2024
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Van den Berg has reportedly been making a giant impression behind the scenes at Liverpool since pre-season coaching started earlier this month, and the Reds’ tour of the USA might provide an enormous alternative for him to stake a declare for first-team inclusion as soon as the aggressive motion begins in mid-August.
By the ultimate week of the summer time switch window, it’ll doubtless develop into obvious simply how a lot of a task he’d need to play at Anfield in the course of the upcoming marketing campaign, and it’s at that time that LFC bosses might decide on the defender.
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The 22-year-old deserves the prospect to no less than show his value to Arne Slot, but when it seems to be unlikley that he’ll function a lot over the following few months and there stays a plethora of suitors for him, it might steer Richard Hughes in direction of promoting the centre-back.
Plettenberg talked about a €20m (£16.8m) asking worth for Van den Berg, however contemplating what number of golf equipment are reportedly in for him, Liverpool might have the luxurious of setting off a bidding warfare in the event that they search to money in on him.
The Reds’ reported curiosity in Johan Bakayoko additionally provides a doable incentive to strike a cope with PSV which’d see the Dutch defender and Belgian attacker swap golf equipment, with some money additionally being exchanged.
Ought to LFC determine to place the 22-year-old up on the market, there undoubtedly appears to be scope for them to govern the market of their favour and both reap a sizeable payment for him or use him as leverage to safe certainly one of their essential switch targets. That is precisely the form of territory the place Michael Edwards normally shines!
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