Liverpool's sensational summer spending spree is set to continue with the £40 million ($53.9 million) signing of Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez, multiple reports have stated.
The Reds are refusing to rest on their laurels after winning the Premier League title in Arne Slot's first season in charge and have instead embarked on a sizeable overhaul of their playing squad in a bid to stay out in front.
Florian Wirtz looks set to become the most expensive transfer in Premier League history, with his £116.5 million ($157.1 million, €137.5million) move close to completion after successfully passing his medical. And the German playmaker will walk through the Anfield arrivals door just weeks after team-mate Jeremie Frimpong took the same step from Bayer Leverkusen.
are one of a number of outlets to report that Kerkez, who has flourished in two seasons at Bournemouth, is set to follow suit in a deal that will pocket the Cherries, impressive performers last year under the management of Andoni Iraola, around £40 million. A nice increase on the £15 million ($20.2 million) they paid for the Hungarian two summers ago.
21-year-old Kerkez is expected to undergo a medical next week ahead of signing a five-year contract.
The purchase of a new left-back for Slot could spell the end of Andy Robertson's trophy-laden eight-year career at Liverpool. The Scot, signed from Hull City for a paltry £8 million in July 2017, is widely regarded as one of the Premier League's most shrewd pieces of business ever, winning two league titles while establishing himself as one half of the division's most feared full-back combinations.
In conjunction with Trent Alexander-Arnold, now of Real Madrid, Robertson reinvented the attacking full-back wheel to register 48 assists across a five-season spell between 2018 and 2023.
His numbers over the past two campaigns have declined, despite Liverpool's success last year, and reports have suggested that a move to Atlético Madrid could be on the cards. Indeed, the 31-year-old is thought to be interested in the switch—a position that is likely to be strengthened with Kerkez's imminent arrival.
