There is a good chance that Bart Verbruggen will make a switch to a top club after this season. The twenty-year-old Anderlecht goalkeeper, who was first included in the final selection of the Dutch national team on Friday by national coach Ronald Koeman, can, according to The last news count on a lot of interest. Liverpool and Manchester United, among others, would have their eye on Verbruggen.
Verbruggen made the switch from NAC Breda to Anderlecht in 2020. In his first years he was a reserve goalkeeper for a long time. Until the end of December 2022, when he won the competition against Hendrik Van Crombrugge and became first goalkeeper. Verbruggen does that properly. In February, for example, he excelled in the Conference League match against Ludogorets by taking all Bulgarian penalties. Also last Thursday, visiting Villarreal (0-1 win), Verbruggen kept his team going with a number of important saves.
That has not gone unnoticed. Koeman decided to include Verbruggen in the the Dutch squad for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers against France and Gibraltar, and Liverpool and Man United would also closely follow the goalie’s performance. “He is an excellent linekeeper, but is also excellent with the feet,” writes The last news among other. “A huge weapon for teams that like to build from behind. Meanwhile, rumors about the Channel are buzzing. Liverpool and Manchester United would also have their eye on Verbruggen. So even Klopp and Ten Hag are charmed.”
According to the Belgian newspaper, it would already be certain that Verbruggen, who is still committed to Anderlecht until mid-2025, will not leave for an amount below ten million euros. The Brussels club intends to keep Verbruggen in Lotto Park for another season, but the question is whether that is realistic. Last summer, former Anderlecht coach Vincent Kompany already tried to get the goalkeeper to Burnley for more than five million euros, but Anderlecht did not agree at the time.
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