Rumour Mongering: Premier League Clubs Chasing Groeneveld Signature

Liverpool are reportedly in for the Dutch starlet, but face competition from domestic rivals. With a partially self-inflicted defensive injury crisis hitting Liverpool just as the new year rolls around and the title race is beginning to heat up again, Reds fans will understandably be amenable to some good news. Perhaps a good transfer story will hit the spot. How about a young Dutchman coming off a season in which he scored or assisted a goal every 86 minutes? One who put himself on the map with an absolute belter against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League this year? Sound good?

There is a chance I have overstated the abilities of Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld here. While all of the above is technically true, the 21-year old’s monster season took place at NEC Nijmegen, in the second ...