{"id":153819,"date":"2024-02-20T15:20:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/20\/liverpool-defender-admits-he-could-leave-club-in-summer-transfer-window\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:20:12","slug":"liverpool-defender-admits-he-could-leave-club-in-summer-transfer-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/20\/liverpool-defender-admits-he-could-leave-club-in-summer-transfer-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool defender admits he could leave club in summer transfer window \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg has admitted that he could leave the club permanently this summer in search of regular gametime.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dutch centre-back was signed by Liverpool back in 2019 for a reported \u00a31.3m fee and arrived at Anfield with an enormous reputation, but he has managed a grand total of four appearances for the Reds since then \u2013 the last of which came four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Van den Berg has spent the large bulk of his\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0career on loan at a variety of clubs, and currently finds himself at Mainz 05 having previously turned out for Preston North End and Schalke 04 in the last few seasons.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01hq0kgxejjm7g0bgx1t.jpg\" alt=\"Sepp van den Berg\" title=\"Sepp van den Berg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>In action for Mainz \/ Neil Baynes\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Speaking to<em>Voetbal Nieuws<\/em>about his plans once his current loan to Mainz ends, the defender admitted that is considering seeking a permanent move away from Liverpool due to the stiff competition for minutes he\u2019d face at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I go back to Liverpool, they might want me to stay. If I see that I won\u2019t get much game time, then I might choose to leave. It\u2019s really important to me that I play,\u201d admitted Van den Berg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn previous years, I didn\u2019t feel like I would be starting next to Virgil [van Dijk]. I don\u2019t know yet what my chances will be like next summer. I think I\u2019m doing well. I can handle playing at Liverpool. I can compete. But being a starter is different. Virgil and [Ibrahima] Konate are not easy to beat. I know it will be hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s centre-back partnership of Van Dijk and Konate have thoroughly impressed thus far this season, contributing to the Reds having the second best defence in the\u00a0Premier League\u00a0thanks to conceding just 24 goals.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Van Dijk and Konate, Jarell Quansah has also impressed when called upon to deputise for either starting centre-back, particularly in the Europa League where the youngster has been a regular.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg has admitted that he could leave the club permanently this summer in search of regular gametime. 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