Chelsea and Manchester United have reportedly been told they will need to fork out €45 million (£39.2m/$53.6m) if they want to sign AZ Alkmaar wonderkid Kees Smit in the summer window.
Smit has established himself as a regular at AZ far quicker than many expected. Operating primarily as a central or defensive midfielder, he has already amassed more than 30 senior league appearances, contributing goals and assists in both Eredivisie and European competition despite his age.
During the current campaign, he has started the majority of AZ’s league fixtures, logging over 1,500 minutes. His output has been particularly impressive given his role, with strong numbers for chance creation, goals and assists when compared to others in his position across the division.
Those performances have reinforced chasing clubs belief that Smit has the technical and tactical profile to adapt to the Premier League, but if chasing clubs really want to get Smit signed up at the end of the season, they will have to pay big money.
According to Fabrizio Romano, a fee of £39.2 million will be enough to get a transfer deal done.
However, the Premier League giants are not the only team interested in the 20-year-old. Real Madrid and Barcelona are all thought to be keeping tabs on the situation and are also ready to make a move for the young man.
IcFootballnews Says…
To have some of the biggest clubs chasing this young man just shows the kind of ability that he has, and the player that they all believe he could be in the coming seasons if he develops at the rate that he is right now.
The summer window is a few months away, there will be plenty of time for all the big clubs to try and sign Smit, and he may even decide to agree a new contract at his curret club, but there will be alot more speculation to come.
It will be interesting to see where he ends up though as Chelsea will pay whatever it takes to get him signed, if they really want the lad.
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