Arsenal and Liverpool have been urged to sign AFC Bournemouth attacking midfielder Justin Kluivert in the summertime transfer window.
Kluivert shined for the south coast club within the Premier League last season, producing 12 goals and 6 assists in 34 top-flight games for the Cherries.
Bournemouth are reported to have placed a €50m-€55m (£43m-£47m) price tag on the 26-year-old star, who can be deployed as a winger and has previously played for Ajax and Roma.
Rene Meulensteen, a former first-team coach at Manchester United, is convinced his Dutch compatriot would ‘thrive’ at Arsenal or Liverpool.
‘Kluivert would thrive at Arsenal or Liverpool’
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‘I’m surprised that Justin Kluivert hasn’t had an enormous transfer,’ Meulensteen told Grosvenor Casino concerning the Netherlands international, who’s the son of Patrick Kluivert and under contract at Bournemouth until June 2028.
‘I wondered if Arne Slot would have a punt on him because he is flexible, he’s quick and has developed rather well.
‘He has come to this point and could be very effective, I could see him thriving at Arsenal or Liverpool.
‘Perhaps not with Manchester United, they have already got Matheus Cunha and Bruno Fernandes, but I believe Kluivert has done rather well.’
Kluivert has established himself as a key player for Bournemouth, helping them to a formidable ninth-placed Premier League finish last season.
That marked Bournemouth’s joint-highest league finish within the club’s 126-year history, only matched by Eddie Howe’s Cherries in 2016-17.
After a successful season, Andoni Iraola’s side have already lost two of their most significant stars – Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez.
Huijsen joined Real Madrid while Kerkez moved to Liverpool – and the Cherries are fighting to maintain hold of quite a few their other players.
Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain are hoping to finish a move for Illia Zabarnyi and there had been huge speculation over Antoine Semenyo before he signed a brand new deal to stay on the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth have, nevertheless, strengthened their squad this summer by signing Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic for £25m.
The Cherries have also recruited Rennes left-back Adrien Truffert as a substitute for Kerkez.
Bournemouth, traditionally considered one of the Premier League’s smallest clubs by way of size and honours, are soon set for a brand new era after announcing plans to expand their stadium from 11,286 seats to twenty,196 seats.
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