Fabrizio Romano has given the ‘right here we go’ therapy to an imminent exit from Liverpool because the trimming of Arne Slot’s first-team squad continues.
Just a few hours after the Reds introduced the sale of Bobby Clark to Purple Bull Salzburg, the Italian reporter took to social media with information of one other participant who’s set to depart Anfield.
He posted on X on Thursday afternoon: “Sepp van den Berg has determined to go to Brentford as he accepted their proposal, right here we go! Liverpool and Brentford finalising deal for £25m package deal whereas participant set for medical assessments later at this time. Deal to be sealed within the subsequent 24h.”
🚨🔴⚪️ Sepp van der Berg has determined to go to Brenford as he accepted their proposal, right here we go!
Liverpool and Brentford finalising deal for £25m package deal whereas participant set for medical assessments later at this time.
Deal to be sealed within the subsequent 24h. pic.twitter.com/zWyglHUMrx
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 22, 2024
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The ironic timing of Van den Berg’s impending transfer to Brentford received’t be misplaced on Liverpool followers. The 22-year-old might lastly make his Premier League debut at Anfield on Sunday…but when it occurs, it’d be towards the Reds, regardless of spending 5 years on the books in L4.
In fact, that’s if he completes the switch by tomorrow (as Romano has indicated) and is registered in time to characteristic for Thomas Frank’s facet this weekend.
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A sequence of spectacular performances in pre-season appeared to have boosted the Dutchman’s probabilities of making an influence for LFC throughout Slot’s first yr in cost, however just like Fabio Carvalho (with whom he’ll be swiftly reunited in west London), it has as a substitute offered the springboard in the direction of an exit from Merseyside.
Liverpool chiefs will possible insist that £25m is an excellent price to reap for a participant who solely made 4 aggressive appearances for the membership, all in home cup competitions (Transfermarkt), however it’s a choice we might come to remorse if we’re decimated by accidents at centre-back within the subsequent few months.
Nonetheless, the hierarchy clearly really feel that the monetary rewards outweigh the potential squad threat at this second in time, and the 22-year-old appears set for a recent begin with Brentford. We want him properly – simply not on Sunday if the switch does undergo in time for him to line up towards the Reds!
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