ESPN.com · Jun 25, 2019
Sources: Liverpool to sign coveted Dutch defender
Liverpool are putting the final touches on signing PEC Zwolle's highly rated teenage defender Sepp van den Berg, sources have told ESPN.
PSV Eindhoven had been given permission to negotiate a deal for the 17-year-old, who has also been heavily monitored by Bayern Munich and Ajax, but the centre-back has opted for Anfield as his next destination.
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The fee is expected to be in the region of £2 million for a player, entering the final year of his contract, touted as one of the brightest talents in Dutch football.
His Liverpool medical is pencilled in for Wednesday and an official announcement from the club is expected before Friday.