Liverpool target Perr Schuurs is now a transfer target of Crystal Palace
According to the Athletic (subscription required), Crystal Palace are exploring a deal to sign Torino defender Perr Schuurs, who is also a Liverpool target.
It is also revealed that because Torino’s asking price for Schuurs is high, Palace signing him would depend on them selling one of their centre-backs – Joachim Andersen or Marc Guehi.
The 23-year-old is a former Ajax centre-back who moved to Torino last summer itself but impressed quite a lot of people during his first season in Italy.
The former Netherlands U-21 international made 36 appearances for the Serie A side in the 2022/23 campaign. He is a centre-back who previously played as a defensive midfielder on just a handful of occasions.
Schuurs is a physically and aerially strong defender who reads the game well, can pass the ball with succinct accuracy and is a handful in both boxes.
Liverpool could do by adding a defender or two in the summer window. The likes of Joe Gomez and Joel Matip flapped a lot last season and cannot be relied upon to play key roles next season.
The former is atleast young and can also play at right-back. The latter isn’t getting any younger and has lost a yard of pace as well.
Moreover, if Jurgen Klopp wants to continue playing Trent Alexander-Arnold in the hybrid role, he should sign a centre-back who can sweep the play up at the back and one who can support Ibrahima Konate on the right-hand side.
