The bottom of the Liverpool midfield, where 22-year-old midfielder Ryan Gravenberch is awakening and 25-year-old midfielder Alexis Mac Allister is also a consistent performer. Both players also work well together and form one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, including Dominik Szoboszlai.
Head coach Arne Slot has been looking for the club to strengthen its defensive midfield squad and was active in the transfer market this summer. As a result, no one was secured, but the club is still looking for players of a level that can compete with the regulars.
According to international media outlet GiveMeSport, Liverpool are keen on PSV Eindhoven’s Dutch midfielder Joey Veerman. It should be noted that he is expected to leave last year’s Eredivisie champions next summer for a transfer fee of around €42 million.
The 25-year-old midfielder, who joined Eindhoven from Heerenveen in 2022, has scored 23 goals and assisted 45 times in 124 games for Philips Stadion and has also featured in 16 games for the Dutch national team since making his debut in June 2023.
The central midfielder, who has also played in the Champions League and Europa League, is highly capable of behaving both offensively and defensively. He has played well on the European stage and is one of the best midfield players in the Eredivisie.
Although he is not a defensive midfielder specialist, it cannot be ruled out that he could be hooked like Gravenberch. However, it’s not a very realistic transfer story at the moment, and it’s unlikely Liverpool will get into it in earnest, but what’s going to happen, then?