Liverpool set asking price for Sepp van den Berg

Ankit Kunwar August 4, 2024August 4, 2024 Liverpool Transfers Live

Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg, who spent the last season on loan at Mainz, has attracted plenty of interest from Europe, with PSV Eindhoven having already made an offer for the 22-year-old defender.

Mainz are also keeping tabs on the young defender and are keen on bringing the Dutchman on loan for a second successive campaign, but Liverpool are seeking a permanent departure for the defender who is valued at £20m.

🔴 Mainz Boss Christian Heidel about Sepp van den Berg today:

"We would like him to stay and Sepp would also really like to do it. But we also respect that Liverpool have not decided about it yet."

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The Reds are yet to sign a centre-back this summer despite Joel Matip leaving Anfield as a free agent. Refusing to sell the Dutchman is perhaps the wisest move at this moment in time.