Liverpool are on the verge of including Milos Kerkez to their squad in a £40million switch from Bournemouth.
The extremely rated left-back is poised to make the swap to Anfield following two sturdy seasons with the Cherries.
Kerkez, 21, is anticipated to affix the Premier League title holders, with Bournemouth shifting to herald Rennes full-back Adrien Truffert as his substitute.
The Hungarian worldwide’s signing comes amid a significant summer time of funding for Liverpool, who’re additionally nearing a record-breaking £116m deal for Bayer Leverkusen’s attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz.
As well as, the Merseyside membership has already secured the companies of Dutch right-back Jeremie Frimpong from Leverkusen for £29.5m.
Initially born in Serbia, Kerkez launched his skilled profession at Hungarian facet Gyor.
🚨💣 BREAKING: Milos Kerkez to Liverpool, right here we go! Plan from Might confirmed because it’s all agreed between golf equipment.
£40m switch price, long run deal and Kerkez set for medical within the upcoming days.
Kerkez to Liverpool, by no means doubtful. 🔐 pic.twitter.com/uADWo1mU7R
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 20, 2025
He later made a transfer to Italian giants AC Milan however didn’t make a first-team look. In January 2022, he transferred to AZ Alkmaar within the Netherlands, the place his profession started to take off.
Throughout the 2022-23 marketing campaign, Kerkez performed a key position as AZ completed fourth within the Eredivisie. He contributed 5 objectives and 7 assists throughout 52 matches.
That very same season, AZ reached the semi-finals of the Europa Convention League, solely to be eradicated by eventual champions West Ham United.
Kerkez joined Bournemouth in the summertime of 2023, a time when Liverpool’s present sporting director Richard Hughes was nonetheless working for the South Coast membership.
The complete-back impressed throughout his debut Premier League season, showing in each league match as Bournemouth achieved their best-ever end – ninth place with a file 56 factors. Kerkez chipped in with two objectives and 6 assists.
Up to now, the younger defender has earned 23 caps for Hungary and can now hyperlink up with worldwide team-mate Dominik Szoboszlai at Liverpool.
His arrival raises questions over the way forward for Liverpool’s present left-backs. Andy Robertson has just lately been linked with a transfer to Atletico Madrid, whereas Kostas Tsimikas can also be on the transfer.
Liverpool reportedly want to maintain Robertson and permit Tsimikas to hunt alternatives elsewhere, though they settle for that the 31-year-old Scotland worldwide may contemplate leaving in pursuit of extra common enjoying time.
