OFFICIËLE DEAL: nu de deal officieel is, heeft Eberechi Eze een akkoord bereikt met Ajax voor een contract van 3 jaar, £60 miljoen….
Man United and Blackburn chief scout Mick Brown, who remains very well-connected within the game, as he exclusively told Football Insider that the 26-year-old has the ability to step up to an elite club.
Meanwhile, Tottenham have also been interested in Eze as interest in the England international continues to ramp up ahead of the summer transfer window.
Liverpool believe he would be an upgrade on their current options, but will likely consider alternative targets before making a move.
Liverpool have been long-term admirers of the Crystal Palace star after Football Insider revealed in October that Liverpool are interested in signing Eze.
Now, Brown, who has a wealth of experience in top-level player recruitment after over a decade at Man United during their most successful period, insisted the midfielder will have to prove himself before earning a big move away.
“Liverpool are one of the clubs interested in Eberechi Eze,” he told Football Insider.
They’ve been keeping an eye on his performances, as have other clubs, and could make a move if he is going to leave Palace this summer.
“He’s a very talented player if you can get the ball into him in dangerous areas.
“The problem is, he can become a passenger if the game is going against you.
“We’ve seen it for Palace against Man City last week, he scored in that game but when it turned around he wasn’t involved anywhere near as much as you’d want him to be.
That’s going to be a concern for the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal because they want players who they know are going to perform week in week out.
“He’s definitely a player they’ve been looking at and he’s got the talent to make that step up.
“He just need to prove he can do it every week, so I think they’ll have option ahead of him on their list.”
