Liverpool is still interested in signing Torino center-back Perr Schuurs this summer.
Schuurs’ name has been mentioned frequently as the Reds look for a defensive addition. However, no real steps appear to have been taken as of yet.
This is supported by a report published today in the Italian newspaper Calciomercato. They report that Torino have not received any bids for the 23-year-old since Crystal Palace’s £26 million bid was rejected.
However, this does not indicate that no offers are being prepared. Liverpool and West Ham United are cited as two clubs who’remain in the hunt’ for Schuurs.
Torino are allegedly reluctant to lose the player who finished as their top scorer last season. However, if a bid of roughly £34 million is made, President Urbano Cairo is said to be willing to let the Dutchman go.
Liverpool will not give up on Schuurs
So far, Liverpool’s search for a replacement center-back has been concentrated on left-sided defenders.
Jurgen Klopp really needs someone who can fit into his new system as a left centre-back/full-back.
If that’s what Jurgen wants, Schuurs isn’t the man for the job. The former Ajax defender is a right-footed defender.
However, the links should not be dismissed only on that basis. Schuurs has previously shown interest in Liverpool, even going on trial at Anfield in 2018. Since then, he’s frequently surfaced as being on the Reds’ transfer radar.
Target Scouting classifies him as a ‘aggressive’ defender, and he’d inject some youth and energy into a backline that has begun to lack both.
If Liverpool wants Schuurs, they may have to act quickly. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham Hotspur are interested in him, and West Ham have plenty of Declan Rice money left over.
The Reds have plenty to think about after apparently pulling out of an agreement to recruit Micky van de Ven due to a comparable cost. This is still one to keep an eye on.
