Forgotten Liverpool youngster who wanted to be 'better than Van Dijk' set for Prem loan

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Liverpool with hopes of emulating Virgil van Dijk and now he will get the chance to prove he is capable — albeit for a different Premier League club.Reports suggest the 20-year-old is set to head to the South Coast to link up with newly-promoted Bournemouth on a season-long loan as he looks to get his first taste of top-flight experience.Van den Berg, who joined the Reds in 2019 from Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle for £1.5million, had spent the last 18 months on loan at Championship side Preston North End.

And he played an important role for Ryan Lowe's side, making 66 appearances and scoring twice as they finished 13th last season.READ MORE: Emotional Jurgen Klopp blamed "bad luck" on ex-Liverpool star failing to reach potentialBut he now looks set to make the next step up in his promising Liverpool career with another temporary loan switch taking him closer to achieving his goal of becoming a Liverpool first-team squad member.

The youngster arrived at Anfield with high hopes and bags of confidence, believing he could one day prove to be better than Liverpool icon Van Dijk.Speaking at the time of his move, he laid out his ambitions to become a regular feature in the Liverpool side and appear for the Netherlands national team just like Van Dijk, explaining he could not turn down a club of the Merseysiders’ stature. “You don’t say no to a club like Liverpool,” said van den Berg, as reported by The Mirror. “Everyone has their opinion, but I see it as a fantastic step.

And what if I had said no? Who’s to say Liverpool would turn up again two years later for the same money? Or if I get injured or out of shape, then I can already tell you: they will not come.HAVE YOUR SAY: Does Sepp van den Berg have what it takes to follow in.