OPINION
Some Liverpool fans have taken to Twitter to rave about a report which has suggested Klopp is close to signing PEC Zwolle centre-back Sepp van den Berg. According to The Telegraph, the Reds have beaten Bayern Munich and Ajax to the player’s signature, with journalist Matt Law claiming on his personal Twitter account that the 17-year-old is to undertake a medical on Wednesday. Lots of Reds fans are getting very excited about the report, and they have some reason to do so. Van den Berg made 15 appearances in the Erividisie for Zwolle last season – including 10 starts – and, on average, he made 2.7 clearances per game in the Dutch top flight. And, remember, he’s only 17! However, fans should not get completely carried away and it’s unlikely he’ll slot straight into the Liverpool first-team. While he has done fairly well in his first full season in Zwolle’s first team, not much is known of him and whether he would make a similar impact at Liverpool. Another report [Liverpool Echo], however, indicated that the signing would be a coup for Reds sporting director Michael Edwards, and that shows people are excited about his prospects. At £1.79million, though, he seems like a fantastic gamble to take. There will be obvious comparisons with Matthijs de Ligt, another young Dutch centre-back, and his meteoric rise at just 19 shows that age isn’t necessarily a barrier for a physical centre-back these days.
Live 4 Liverpool have picked out some of the best reaction from Liverpool fans below:
INJECT IT!!!!!! where is everyone?
— mitch hutchins (@HutchinsMitch) June 25, 2019
This is the signing I’ve been dreaming of. Hoever and sepp. In 2025 attacking sides might as well give up.
— NikkiMc (@NikkiMc11) June 25, 2019
Matips replacement when he retires
— J (@JamieHutton96) June 25, 2019
He could have good opportunities for gametime in the cups if say Lovren or Gomez are injured and we are rotating ????????
— Natural Red (@Natural_Red_LFC) June 25, 2019
A HUGE future ahead of this kid. ????pic.twitter.com/Z2E4eGa1HI
— Ma7amed Solaeone ???????? (@libscouser) June 25, 2019
i mean he has to be decent if he has played 15 games as a 17 year old. worth a bet at least!
— Sismo (@DUCK_IS_LOVE) June 24, 2019
Very decent defender! Ive seen him play a few times irl and he looks promising
— Wouter (@ALotHoever) June 24, 2019
Hoever & Gomez the future with this lad maybe could be a star. We have CBS who could last a decade
— Harry (@hmann27) June 24, 2019
Next De Ligt?
— Tom Parry (@TomParr72581395) June 25, 2019
Wow this Van Den Berg’s a beast pic.twitter.com/wqCzJxJckl
— Rex (@ThatRexGuy) June 25, 2019
