26 Jun 2019 09:28:29
Liverpool set to complete signing of defender Sepp van den Berg, with a medical to take place today. Reds look to have seen off strong late interest from Bayern Munich for the 17 year old, whose preference was to move to Anfield. [Neil Jones].
26 Jun 2019 20:45:40
He sounds an exciting prospect. Hoping not another Kippe.
27 Jun 2019 09:28:31
Forde Kippe that name strikes fear into many Liverpool fan's but not in a good way.
27 Jun 2019 10:07:19
He has been confirmed by Liverpool now.
27 Jun 2019 10:10:00
This is a great signing. He choose Liverpool or several other big teams. He may not be a name everyone knows, yet, he may not have cost tens of millions but don't be surprised if he gets time on the bench and even minuets on the pitch in domestic cups and the odd leauge game. This lad is talented now he has a chance to show how much.
27 Jun 2019 10:47:59
Apparently LFC see a lot of Gomez in him at the same age, hope he can kick on like Gomez without the injuries - potentially another great signing.
27 Jun 2019 12:01:45
Don't understand the move?
We have Gomez, lovren, Matip, all fighting for 2nd CB position, with Youngens like Hoever who performed well, surely Hoever would be ahead in the pecking order after how well he played?
27 Jun 2019 12:22:12
Matip is 27 and Lovren is 29 in 5 years time Sepp will be 22 do the maths. He could be a potential CB for very little money!
27 Jun 2019 12:24:30
What? Hoever has played 88 mins of senior football, he's just a kid who's proved nothing at all so far. Van den berg is just 17 too, he became the youngest ever player to reach 10 games in eredivise, . For 1.5 possibly 4 million how does this move not make sense. He might be great he might flop, same as Hoever. But they're 17 years old, players for the future.
{Ed002's Note - He is another schoolboy or will only be allowed to train a limited number of hours.}
27 Jun 2019 12:43:10
is Hoever not a right back so with them 2 and Gomez if they are to get to the first team. They could be 3 of are back 4 for years to come.
27 Jun 2019 13:35:50
Think you're right Grino, Hoever's seen more as a right back, played CB in the cup game after Lovren (I think) got injured.
For a CB to get 20 first team games at the age of 17, there must be something about him, as it's not normally a position really young players get regular football.
I'd loan him out for a season. to Killie.
27 Jun 2019 14:24:36
Ed, what are the restrictions on training for U18’s and is there a requirement for them to stay in education until they are 18?
Also, thinking about the other issue we have discussed, at what stage do they need a T2 or T3 work permit? As in, are youth players given extra leeway to obtain the relevant experience and knowledge required?
{Ed002's Note - There is no point in opening all of this up. It will simply lead to the Liverpool suppoirters looking for ways for the club to cheat.}
27 Jun 2019 14:42:51
Don't know the kid but I'd imagine he'd pass the English test anyway.
{Ed001's Note - he will have to have learnt English at school, to a level higher than most schools in England require.}
27 Jun 2019 14:40:51
Hahaha ok, I sense it’s a contentious issue.
Well I’d hope these lads have a decent grasp of the language as it’s taught in most European schools from an early age and if not, the time spent with tutors here while in education brings them up to the required standard quickly to at least check that off the list.
{Ed002's Note - He is from a country where he will have been taught perfectly good English it won't be an issue.}
27 Jun 2019 16:21:10
Watch his interview, his English is top notch.
27 Jun 2019 16:20:42
ed002 I keep reading that he will have a chance to train with the first team and be offered a path into the first team. However isn't he under 18 and won't be required to complete his education until he is older than 18.
{Ed002's Note - Well if Liverpool have him training full time and are not meeting his educational needs then they will be well and truly screwed. Maybe Liverpool are above the rules that they have signed up to?}
27 Jun 2019 19:25:01
How many hours per day of school does he have to do Ed? Is it the same as a normal 17 year old and train in the evening? I seem to remember a couple of years back a club having to get permission from a school for a pupil to travel to an away game.
{Ed002's Note - Yes, it is the same as is required for other CHILDREN.}
27 Jun 2019 21:04:53
Scandinavian schools teach English to a pretty decent level, in fact a lot of foreign students have a better grasp of the English language than some youngster here. They are taught grammar in a lot more depth making it easier for foreign students to learn a new language.
27 Jun 2019 21:29:49
You realise ofcourse that Holland is not in Scandinavia, Drogie?
27 Jun 2019 21:50:59
I have to agree with ed002 we are very ignorant as a country to other languages. Kids in places like Spain etc start learning English in primary school whereas we learn it for what 4 or 5 years at high school and it’s very basic
Was on holiday recently in a resort that was predominately French, Spanish and German. My young daughter loves player with other kids and all conversations we had with their parents had to be in English as I couldn’t understand a word. Felt very ignorant because of it.
27 Jun 2019 22:22:15
I do.
The Benelux regional counties also speak good English, I referenced Scandinavia as I worked for a Swedish country for 8 years and their second language at school wa English.
28 Jun 2019 09:28:27
I lived in Amsterdam for 7 years and the number 1 reason why the Dutch speak good English is because about 70% of their TV is in English. For a small country they do not have enough resources to produce 100% TV and they watch the usual stuff watched everywhere such as X Files, Simpsons, Suits etc - you even get BBC1 and BBC2 for free in the Netherlands. Remember the Dutch gave us Big Brother.
{Ed001's Note - yes and that means we can never forgive them.}
28 Jun 2019 10:30:36
Quite Right Ed001 - There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch. (thank you Austin Powers 3 - Goldmenber)
29 Jun 2019 00:17:00
Thought you left school at 16? I did.