Liverpool are interested in signing Kees Smit from AZ Alkmaar, according to Football Insider.

Journalist Pete O’Rourke said: “Yeah, I’m sure Liverpool like a lot of the top European clubs are looking at Smit.

“He is very highly regarded, seen as one of the best young Dutch players to come through in recent years, he’s still only 19 but he’s a key player in that AZ team.

“He’s a player that Liverpool boss Arne Slot is well aware of with his Dutch connections, he’s obviously an ex-AZ manager so he’s aware of the talent of Smit.

“He’s certainly a player Liverpool will continue to keep tabs on.

“Maybe in the summer AZ might be more open to selling him but again it would be a big fee I think for them to sell him probably looking at a club record deal of excess of £25 million.”