Micky van de Ven: Theory put forward on why Liverpool links have really begun to re-emerge

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Micky van de Ven has been linked with a summer move to Liverpool in recent days, but the talk is likely to have emerged as a ploy to get him a new deal at Tottenham Hotspur.That is the view of journalist Lewis Steele, who has admitted his scepticism over the possibility of seeing Van de Ven join the Reds in the coming months.Liverpool are likely to be in need of a new centre-back before the window shuts in September, but according to Steele, anyone hoping that Van de Ven will join is set to be left disappointed. Credit: Nikki Dyer/LFC/Liverpool FC/Getty Images Van de Ven transfer talk likely to be agent drivenAfter rumours sprung out from reliable sources in the Netherlands that Liverpool are pushing for Van de Ven this summer, some supporters began to get excited at the prospect of the self-confessed Reds fan joining his boyhood club.But, in truth, a move had always felt a little unlikely, and while speaking to Anfield Index, Steele has suggested that the chatter could be due to Van de Ven’s agents trying to secure him a new contract at Tottenham.“I think they do need to sign a centre-half, but It is a bit quiet on that front at the moment,” said the reporter.“We’ve seen the Van de Ven stuff, but it doesn’t sound like that’s a goer.

I do think that’s maybe pushed a bit from the agent’s side. But I do wonder if that is where that’s coming from, to get a new Spurs deal.”READ MORE: Choosing Liverpool’s best Yan Diomande alternative as Yankuba Minteh and Said El Mala analysedPhoto by Roy Lazet/Soccrates/Getty ImagesMaxence Lacroix rumours assessedAs well as looking at Liverpool’s rumoured interest in Van de Ven, Steele was also asked about the possibility of Crystal Palace’s Maxence Lacroix joining the Reds this summer.While the journalist conceded that Liverpool have had previous interest in the Frenchman, he suggested that he is not actively being pursued during this summer’s window.

“I’ve not had it shot down, definitely not. I’ve not had it shot up either, if that’s a concept,” Steele said.“They’ve definitely looked at him in the past, and I think in the past is probably the key thing there.