Van den Berg is represented by the same agency who look after Gomez, the Liverpool and England defender

Liverpool are poised to clinch the £1.5 million signing of the Dutch teenager Sepp van den Berg and see off interest from Bayern Munich and Ajax.

The 17-year-old centre back plays for Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle, making 22 appearances last season, but will go into Liverpool’s academy set-up.

A medical has been pencilled in for the next 24 hours. Van den Berg, a Holland Under-19 international, is represented by Key Sports Management who also look after the Liverpool defender Joe Gomez.

Liverpool regard the youngster as being at the same level as Gomez was when the England international was signed as an 18-year-old for £3.5 million from Charlton Athletic in June 2015.

Gomez has played 66 times for Liverpool and made seven senior appearances for