Liverpool leading race for €50m Dutchman on the brink of massive transfer | OneFootball

Liverpool receive update on Smit ahead of summer move

After news broke during the January window that 20-year-old Smit was a target for the Reds, several significant reports have shed some light on the situation.

It is believed that it will take around €50 million (~£43.5m) to secure Smit’s signature in the summer, but Liverpool aren’t the only team interested and a bidding war could ensue.

Now, according to a report from Christian Falk in Germany, it is Liverpool alongside Real Madrid and Arsenal who are leading the race for the midfield starlet.

In the report, Falk confirmed that Bayern Munich were not actively in the battle for Smit, naming the three aforementioned teams as the sides most likely to sign him.

Slot’s midfield has looked thin at times this season, and with Wataru Endo and Curtis Jones now into the last 18 months of their contracts a fresh face in the midfield might be welcome.

Despite his young age, Smit is already a regular at AZ Alkmaar and his signing would align with Liverpool’s recent strategy of signing the very best young players in the positions they need.