Liverpool eye £51.5m-rated Kees Smit

Liverpool have checked on AZ Alkmaar's 20-year-old midfielder, with several Premier League rivals also circling.

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What happened. Liverpool watched £51.5m-rated Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit when AZ Alkmaar faced Sunderland in the Europa League this week. Chelsea, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa are also keeping tabs on the 20-year-old.

• Smit, 20, is a Netherlands midfielder currently at AZ Alkmaar.
• Five other Premier League clubs are also monitoring him.
• The scouting trip came during AZ's Europa League tie with Sunderland.

Liverpool's interest is at the scouting stage, with multiple Premier League clubs tracking the midfielder.

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