Brighton and Bournemouth have asked about Lazio midfielder Kenneth Taylor, according to Niccolò Ceccarini of TuttomercatoWeb. Lazio wants the Dutch international to finish the season in Rome. A summer bid is a more realistic prospect if either English club follows up on its interest.

Taylor has played in all 10 of Lazio’s Serie A games this season, scoring twice and adding two assists. He opened the scoring in the second minute of a 6-2 win at Sassuolo. Against Cagliari on Sunday, he combined with Tijjani Noslin in the buildup to Gustav Isaksen’s equalizer. Lazio won 2-1 to go clear at the top with 28 points from a possible 30.

Lazio bought Taylor from Ajax last January for a fixed fee of €16.85 million. The move ended nearly 16 years in Amsterdam for Taylor, who joined the academy at eight and went on to score 36 goals in 184 first-team appearances, winning two Eredivisie titles.