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title: "Liverpool eye up exciting move for Ajax youngster Perr Schuurs"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2020-11-02T08:10:29Z"
modified: "2020-11-02T08:10:29Z"
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# Liverpool eye up exciting move for Ajax youngster Perr Schuurs

Liverpool are eyeing up a move for highly-rated Ajax defender [Perr Schuurs](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2017/08/21/liverpool-keen-land-perr-schuurs/), according to *[The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-monitoring-ajax-defender-perr-22936737)*.

The 20-year-old is the latest exciting youngster to emerge at the Dutch club, with many [comparing](https://www.givemesport.com/1491528-ajax-may-have-already-unearthed-the-next-matthijs-de-ligt-19yearold-perr-schuurs) him to Matthijs de Ligt, in terms of style and looks.

Schuurs came up against Liverpool in the Champions League recently and he is now being linked with a move to Anfield.

It [has been revealed](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-monitoring-ajax-defender-perr-22936737) that the centre-back has actually had a trial with the Reds in the past, but ended up deciding to stay in his homeland.

An offer from Liverpool in the January transfer window is mooted, as Jurgen Klopp looks for defensive reinforcements in the absence of key men.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

In terms of long-term acquisitions, Schuurs could be a superb piece of business by the Reds, especially given the way he performed against them earlier this month.

A tall, composed figure, the youngster is averaging [1.7 tackles and 2.3 clearances](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/362732/Show/Perr-Schuurs) per game this season, as well as a 90.6% pass completion rate.

With regards to the latter, [none of Liverpool’s centre-backs](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/26/Show/England-Liverpool) are averaging such a healthy percentage in the Premier League this season, highlighting Schuurs’ quality in possession and suitability to playing in Klopp’s ball-playing team.

The need for a defensive addition in January is substantial and the Ajax man fits the bill, both for the present and the future.