Liverpool, Newcastle target Torino defender Schuurs

Liverpool and Newcastle United are among the teams chasing Torino's 16million-rated centre back Perr Schuurs.

The Netherlands defender has been compared to his countryman Virgil Van Dijk.

He is only 23, but already has a commanding presence in Serie A for Torino.

Per Calciomercato, the Italian club are not happy with the prospect of losing Schuurs.

However, they would do business for a fee in the region of 16 million to 20 million.

Schuurs even had a trial at Liverpool when he was only 17, but he was not signed at the time.