"I have no doubt..." - Liverpool backed to sign "fantastic" ace who lots of teams are "watching"

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Speaking to Football Insider, Brown claimed that Liverpool are eyeing a move for Smit, with the 19-year-old a “highly-rated” player who many clubs are watching: “He’s exactly the type of player Liverpool will be looking at. Clubs in England are always keeping close tabs on the Dutch league, they’ll cover it extensively, and especially Liverpool with the manager’s links over there.

“So I have no doubts they will have been watching Smit and keeping tabs on his performances. He’s very highly-rated and there are a lot of teams watching him, and they will have been impressed with his performance against Palace in the Conference League.

“Even before that game, these clubs knew about him, and they’ll know all about what he can do. “Liverpool are always looking to bring in these type of young players who can develop in their side and eventually become key, so he would very much fit that bill.” Smit a superb long-term signing for Liverpool Smit is a player with a huge future in the game, being hailed as “fantastic” by scout Jacek Kulig and already making 50 appearances for Alkmaar and registering 10 goal contributions (four goals and six assists).