Liverpool have been urged to make a “smart” move for Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt, with Mario Melchiot considering his fellow Dutchman to be the perfect partner for Virgil van Dijk.
The highly-rated 19-year-old already operates alongside a £75 million ($97m) centre-half at international level with the Netherlands.
It could be that the commanding duo get the opportunity to further that understanding at club level.
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Jurgen Klopp will have to move quickly, though, if such a deal is to be done, with De Ligt attracting admiring glances from leading sides across Europe.