Could Nathan Ake be Virgil van Dijk’s perfect long-term partner at Liverpool?

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Liverpool should keep tabs on Nathan Ake’s progress at Bournemouth.

The centre-half is having an outstanding season at the Vitality Stadium, and is apparently attracting attention from some big clubs.

According to The Sun, Ake’s former club Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are all intrigued about signing the Dutchman, who joined the Cherries permanently from Stamford Bridge in 2017 for £20 million (via ITV) after a loan spell.

Ake has impressed under the management of Eddie Howe, and appears to be just another player that Chelsea perhaps sold too early.

At the Vitality, Ake has showcased his abilities as a great ball-playing defender.

Chelsea, United and Spurs may be monitoring the defender, but maybe Liverpool should throw their hat into the ring.

Ake a perfect partner for van Dijk

Although Joe Gomez is progressing at an impressive rate, Ake could be the ideal partner for Virgil van Dijk going forwards.

The pair are both Dutch for starters, with both a part Ronald Koeman’s national team.

Ake is a left-sided centre-back, which would be ideal for the balance of things at the back.

He is also very comfortable with the ball at his feet, which is a particularly desirable trait for a defender to have in today’s game.

Jurgen Klopp could seriously do worse than Ake, who has been around for a few years now at Premier League level, which is just another thing going for the young defender.

Remarkably, according to official Premier League data, Ake is yet to make a single error leading to a goal in 87 appearances in the division.

He is also very versatile. Surely these things must prompt the German into action alongside his league rivals.