'Keep an eye': Six-goal defender is pushing to join Liverpool after recently attending West Ham - journalist

Liverpool are close to appointing Arne Slot as manager and a player he knows well is said to be trying to join him on Merseyside.

Slot’s appointment hasn’t been officially confirmed yet but the Dutchman is expected to be given the Liverpool job and tasked with guiding the club post-Jurgen Klopp.

With Slot coming in and Michael Edwards back in the hot-seat as well, Liverpool fans are expecting a flurry of transfer activity over the summer.

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And according to journalist Dean Jones, one current Feyenoord player could be haggling for a move to Liverpool after attending the West Ham game recently.

That man is Feyenoord defender/midfielder, Lutsharel Geertruida.

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Lutsharel Geertruida could push to join Liverpool after watching them recently

Speaking to GiveMeSport about the 23-year-old, Jones suggested he is a player who could be pushing for a move to Anfield now Slot is going.

“The fact he was at Liverpool’s game with West Ham has obviously got tongues wagging, and it is easy to connect the dots to suggest he could be moving to Liverpool by following Slot. At this stage, that would be jumping ahead about four steps because I think he was at the game on his own time, but people I’ve spoken to in the Netherlands say it would not be a surprise if he was pushing for a move like that because he is very ambitious,” Jones said.

“One of the good things about him as a defender is his versatility, and one of the promising things about him as a transfer target would be that he does not hold huge value in the market. He could probably be landed for around £25million, so let’s just say it’s one to keep an eye on.”

Goals from defence and versatility to boot

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Lutsharel Geertruida is a player who Arne Slot has used a lot over in the Eredivisie and he’s been effective whenever he has played.

Geertruida can play across the defence and also move into central midfield, which makes him the ideal candidate really to come to England and succeed.

With the futures of players like Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and even Ibou Konate not fully certain, signing a player who can play in defence and step into midfield would be a nice to have for the Reds.

Geertruida has also managed an impressive six goals this season, showing he can more than contribute in the final third as well.

At £25m, he’s definitely one to watch.