Liverpool face big decision with chance to TRIPLE their money on player

Liverpool face a decision as they’re presented with the chance of tripling their money on Sepp van den Berg. But could they get even more?

Eindhovens Dagblad claims PSV Eindhoven would really like to sign Sepp van den Berg - but not at Liverpool’s current asking price. The Reds are after around €20m (£16.8m) for the Dutchman and that isn’t a fee PSV can really justify.

They’re hoping to snap him up for €16m, or £13.4m, and will try to convince Liverpool of the price tag. It’s a chance for Liverpool to triple the money they spent on Van den Berg, having signed him in 2019 for an initial £1.3m that had the potential to rise to £4m.

We’re not entirely sure what the add-ons were to take it to £4m but it does seem unlikely that they’ve all triggered. Van den Berg, after all, hasn’t featured for Liverpool’s first team very often.

And so the £13m offer could be closer to 10x what Liverpool have actually paid for Van den Berg. Now they need to decide whether they can get closer to £16m.

Liverpool’s Sepp van den Berg decision

We imagine this one will drag on for a little longer. Arne Slot will want to have a look at Van den Berg after his impressive season at Mainz, while Liverpool are also short on senior players right now after international tournaments.

And so keeping Van den Berg around for the majority of pre-season makes sense even if they intend to sell him. The player himself may not like that very much, however.

Van den Berg has publicly talked about wanting to leave and accused Liverpool of holding his career hostage over unrealistic transfer fees. He wants to play somewhere with a settled future and regular football - and the Reds are yet to provide him with either.