Liverpool are reportedly maintaining tabs on a highly-rated prospect from Netherlands as a part of boardroom plans to revamp one space of Arne Slot’s squad.
The top coach already has a wholesome Anfield contingent from his homeland in Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch, and the Reds may be looking for so as to add an additional Dutch flavour to their taking part in choose in 2025.
Liverpool scouts watching Jorrel Hato
Based on Graeme Bailey for TBR Soccer, Merseyside scouts have been watching Ajax defender Jorrel Hato in motion for Ajax all through the season thus far, with the 18-year-old additionally admired by Arsenal.
He’s not the one left-back on Liverpool’s radar in the meanwhile, with Premier League duo Rayan Ait-Nouri and Milos Kerkez having additionally been tracked, with the Wolves maestro believed to be LFC’s most well-liked goal.
Anfield recruitment chiefs are believed to be planning to bolster that specific place in Slot’s squad, with Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas at the moment the 2 senior choices obtainable to the 46-year-old.
Hato has already proven a variety of qualities
Regardless of his youth, Hato already has loads of first-team expertise at Ajax, having made 78 appearances for the Amsterdam giants. Extremely, he was solely 5 years outdated when present teammate Jordan Henderson signed for Liverpool again in 2011.
He’s put his attacking skills to superb use thus far this season, with three objectives and three assists in simply 17 video games for Francesco Farioli’s facet.
He additionally combines a deft passing capacity with a powerful physicality, rating among the many prime 1% and prime 9% respectively for move completion and aerial duel success amongst positional friends in Europe over the previous 12 months (FBref).
Though Robertson has confronted criticism for a few of his latest performances, it’d nonetheless be untimely to write down him off as yesterday’s man. He’s nonetheless solely 30 and is a vital chief within the Liverpool squad.
The time will come when he must be changed, however that second isn’t on the horizon simply but. Nonetheless, when it comes to eventual succession planning, Hato seems to be a well-rounded possibility to contemplate because the Reds’ subsequent long-term left-back.
