Liverpool are occupied with signing Micky van de Ven from Tottenham Hotspur this summer time, in accordance with Soccer Insider.
The Premier League leaders want to strengthen their centre-back division, having not achieved so after the departure of Joel Matip final summer time. For the time being, other than captain Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate because the first-choice partnership underneath head coach Arne Slot, they solely have injury-riddled Joe Gomez and inexperienced Jarell Quansah as different choices. Moreover, Van Dijk’s future on the membership is more and more unsure as his contract expires on the finish of the season, and Konate is reportedly a goal for Paris Saint-Germain for the upcoming switch window.
Van de Ven, at the moment out of motion at Spurs with a hamstring drawback, is seemingly admired vastly by Liverpool and his talents are well-known to Slot, who believes his Dutch compatriot has what it takes to play alongside both of his at the moment most popular pairing. Subsequently, Liverpool’s curiosity within the 23-year-old exists fairly independently from any developments concerning Van Dijk or Konate, who’ve each been supplied new offers to remain put.
Spurs will, alternatively, absolutely resist any makes an attempt to prize Van de Ven away this summer time, but when they fail to safe European soccer for subsequent season – and it doesn’t look good in the mean time – they could discover themselves underneath strain from the participant himself to sanction a sale.