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Liverpool are reportedly weighing up a move for Ajax defender Jorrel Hato as a potential alternative to Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi.

However, the likes of Arsenal and Newcastle are also said to be interested in Guehi and the Daily Mail are reporting that Hato is another defender that Liverpool 'like'.

The report states that Liverpool ideally want a young player who can go on to replace club captain Virgil van Dijk.



And Hato has previously stated that he was told to model his game on Van Dijk's during his time in Ajax's academy.

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"Coaches told me that I always needed to look up to Virgil van Dijk, but when I played in the under-18s, I always looked up to Jurrien Timber," Hato told the Athletic last year.

And he is just a great defender in defending terms.

"If you play at the Ajax academy, you always get that bravery the coaches tell you to play with.

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