Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk believes that his international teammate, Matthijs de Ligt, is on Liverpool’s list of potential transfer targets.
The Ajax star is one of the most promising young defenders in world football and it looks all but certain that he’ll leave the Amsterdam-based side in the near future.
The 19-year-old has been linked with moves to a number of Europe’s biggest and best sides, including Liverpool, and Van Dijk told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that he has been hugely impressed by what he’s seen from the teenager so far.
He said:
He is already very far, especially at that age. A good defender, good boy, calm, knows what he wants and hopefully he makes the right choice in his next step.
De Telegraaf asked Van Dijk about the rumours linking De Ligt to Liverpool and the Dutch captain was certain that the youngster is on the club’s radar but insisted that he hasn’t told Jurgen Klopp m, it anybody else at Liverpool, to sign him.
He will be on the list because they have enough scouts at the club. If they need my opinion at Liverpool, I’ll give it.
Van Dijk was then asked about the type of fee than Ajax might command for De Ligt and he joked that the youngster won’t be as expensive as he was.
They will pay less for Matthijs! The amount for me was very high, though. No, in all seriousness. It’s just like that and, if he ever becomes the most expensive defender, I’ll be the first to congratulate him.
