Despite transfer issues surrounding his person, Sepp van den Berg has made his way to America, where Liverpool will attend a training camp. PSV still have their sights set on the arrival of the 22-year-old central defender, who has also indicated his desire to leave. It was previously reported that Liverpool were also willing to cooperate with Van den Berg’s exit.
PSV have van den Berg high on their wishlist to strengthen their core defence. Eindhoven said goodbye to Andre Ramalho and saw the injured Armando Obsibo in the build-up. As a result, the pool at the back is thin, giving the option of adding another central defender.
PSV target Sepp van den Berg is in America for a training camp with Liverpool. So transfer to PSV in very short time is still not possible. The Eindhoven team wants to sign him this transfer window.
— Rick Elfrink (@RikElfrink) July 23, 2024
At the previous stage, Liverpool wanted twenty million euros for van den Berg, who was taken from PEC Zwolle five years ago for one and a half million euros. According to Rick Elfring, PSV do not want to go above the maximum of sixteen million euros, so it remains to be seen if the people of Eindhoven can welcome van den Berg.
If Van den Berg’s transfer goes for sixteen million euros, it would mean that the 22-year-old would become PSV’s most expensive acquisition in the club’s history. The record is currently shared between Jerdy Schouten and Hirving Lozano, who both arrived from Bologna and Napoli last year for fifteen million euros respectively.
Van den Berg has now been included in the squad that traveled to America with Liverpool. This is due to the fact that centre-back Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Ibrahima Konade are still missing. In the center of defence, apart from van den Berg, Arne Slott also has Jarel Kwanza, Luke Chambers and Nathaniel Phillips at his disposal.