ACCORDING to TalkSport, Liverpool’s hopes of signing Feyenoord defender Stefan de Vrij have suffered a severe setback, with the player distancing himself from a move to Anfield.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is believed to be focusing mainly on reinforcing his defensive options this summer following the retirement of Jamie Carragher and the uncertainty over the future of Slovakian Martin Skrtel.
The Northern Irishman is particularly looking to focus on the centre-half position, despite having already secured a deal with Manchester City for Kolo Toure.
One of his primary targets is de Vrij, as the Dutchman’s form in the Eredivisie has attracted a lot of speculation about his future, with some reports suggesting he may soon be on the move.
But despite de Vrij being mooted as one of the country’s hottest young talents, the 21 year old has only recently signed a new deal with Feyenoord, keeping him at the club until 2015 and de Vrij insists that he is not interested in leaving the club this summer, and that he is content playing for the Dutch outfit.
As quoted by TalkSport, he said: “I just renewed my contract with Feyenoord [until 2015], so I will play for them next year.”
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