Rumour Mongering: Perr Schuurs Downplays Liverpool Speculation

The Dutch defender claims he’s not thinking about leaving Ajax
just yet.

Perr Schuurs is one of the many central defenders that has been
linked to Liverpool since Virgil van Dijk’s knee injury early this
season. Though, the sources attesting to Liverpool’s interest in
the young Dutchman are dubious at best.

However, even if the rumours are hard to believe, it should come
as no surprise that there is more speculation about the possibility
of the 20-year-old making a January move to Anfield after his
display against the Reds last night.

Schuurs was given the very tough job of leading Ajax’s high line
against Liverpool’s dangerous front three, and he mostly looked fit
for the job as he stopped a number of promising Liverpool attacks
with his impressive recovery speed and last second tackling.

The rumours were addressed in an interview Schuurs did with
Dutch TV station SBS6, with the young center-half admitting he is
aware of the links to Liverpool. However, he immediately expressed
his desire to stay at Ajax and win.

“I hear and read it [the rumours] too,” said Schuurs. “It’s my
first season as a regular at Ajax. I want to play here for a few
more seasons and win prizes. I’m not really working on that
yet.”

He then pivoted away from the transfer talk to speak about his
disappointment with the Liverpool loss in spite of his strong
performance.

“We come here for three points, but we don’t get them. We have
created enough chances and [should have] earned at least one
point,” Schurrs lamented. “It was good, especially in the first
half. Of course, I get a yellow card.”

“Then it becomes a bit more wait and see, that is a factor in
your head. Personally, I can look back on a good game, but I am
disappointed that we did not get more.”

Takumi Minamino’s performance against Liverpool for Red Bull
Salzburg last year was reportedly a factor in the Japanese
forward’s eventual transfer to Merseyside, so there is some recent
precedent for Liverpool signing a player thanks, in part, to their
performance against the Reds.

However, with no concrete links from sources connected to either
Liverpool or Ajax, and with Schuurs himself saying his plan is to
stay in Amsterdam to continue winning and developing his game,
there’s still not much reason to believe this transfer is likely at
this time.