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Manchester United and Liverpool will lead the �15m transfer chase for Ajax's Rafael van der Vaart if he quits Holland. Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier is a long-time admirer of the 20-year-old forward, who was outstanding for Ajax as they won the Amsterdam tournament. Houllier sang the young Dutchman's praises after his performance in the goalless draw against Liverpool on Friday - and his name is still on Anfield's shopping list. Liverpool were interested in a deal for Van der Vaart in the summer of 2002, but decided against an immediate move. Houllier will renew his interest if Ajax relax their current hard-line stance that Van der Vaart is not for sale at any price. But BBC Sport understands Manchester United have now also made their interest known and will make every attempt to pair him with fellow countryman Ruud van Nistelrooy at Old Trafford. United had spies in Amsterdam on Sunday to watch Ajax defender Hatem Trabelsi - but they were also running the rule over the impressive Van der Vaart. Man Utd close on Trabelsi He is expected to become a target for Europe's elite group of clubs, but it is believed the Premiership is his most likely destination. Van der Vaart is a product of the Ajax youth system, joining the club at the age of 10 and working his way through the ranks. He is now a regular member of Dick Advocaat's Holland squad and has already won seven international appearances. Ajax are insisting Van der Vaart is not for sale - which means Houllier and Ferguson may have to wait until next summer to land the player regarded as one of Europe's brightest talents. But both clubs are waiting for the first indication of Ajax's willingess to do a deal and will then launch a Premiership battle for Van der Vaart. ******************** This email and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information. This information is private and protected by law and, accordingly, if you are not the intended recipient, you are requested to delete this entire communication immediately and are notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of or taking any action based on this information is prohibited. Emails cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. The sender does not accept any liability or responsibility for any interception, corruption, destruction, loss, late arrival or incompleteness of or tampering or interference with any of the information contained in this email or for its incorrect delivery or non-delivery for whatsoever reason or for its effect on any electronic device of the recipient. If verification of this email or any attachment is required, please request a hard-copy version. ******************** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
