Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is set to battle Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger for the signature Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen who has been strongly linked with a move away from the Amsterdam club for a number of months.
Dalglish added the likes of Jose Enrique and Sebastian Coates during the summer but it is believed that he is still looking for a new centre-back and could attempt to lure Vertonghen away from Holland.
Arsenal have also been tracking the progress of the talented defender who is good friends with international colleague and Gunners centre-back Thomas Vermalen.
The 24-year-old has been linked with a number of clubs, with Inter Milan also said to be interested, but it is the Premier League duo who are hoping to land the defender.
Vertonghen has been one of Ajax's most consistent performers and was close to moving in the summer. However, he decided to stay and now Liverpool and Arsenal want to persuade Ajax to cash-in on the defender.
Reports in Holland suggest Liverpool are favorites to sign the Belgian international but it will take an offer of at least £17million to persuade the Dutch side to sell their prized asset.
Wenger has reportedly been handed £50m to spend in the summer and could use some of that war chest to land Vertonghen.
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