Liverpool have taken their summer time spending to about £170m with the signing of left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth in a deal price £40m.
The 21-year-old Hungary worldwide has signed a five-year contract with the Reds.
Kerkez is Liverpool’s third main signing of the switch window, following the arrival of attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz and right-back Jeremie Frimpong, each from Bayer Leverkusen.
Liverpool paid a membership document £116m, made up of an preliminary £100m and an extra £16m in potential add-ons, for German interntaional Wirtz and £29.5m for Dutchman Frimpong. Hungary Underneath-21 keeper Armin Pecsi has additionally arrived at Anfield for a payment of as much as £1.5m.
“It is an actual honour for me, a privilege to come back to play for one of many largest golf equipment on the planet, [the] largest membership in England. I am simply actually, actually completely happy and excited,” stated Kerkez.
“After this, I will go house and in my hometown take pleasure in just a few days, after which I am unable to actually wait to come back again and put the coaching equipment on and begin to practice and put together for the season.”
Liverpool may also signal Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili this summer time, having agreed a deal to signal him from Valencia for a payment of £25m plus £4m in add-ons final summer time.
It’s a main step within the profession of the left-back, however Kerkez has performed for a European ‘tremendous membership’ earlier than.
In early 2021 he acquired a telephone name from AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini, who satisfied him to affix the Serie A facet.
Because the 17-year-old Kerkez stated on the time, you do not flip down Maldini.
With hindsight, he presumably needs he had.
The Hungarian by no means began a aggressive match for Milan and a 12 months later was shipped off to AZ Alkmaar within the Dutch Eredivisie.
Bournemouth noticed potential available in the market and took an opportunity on Kerkez by signing him for an undisclosed payment in July 2023. The gamble paid off.
Kerkez began all 38 of the Cherries’ Premier League video games within the 2024-25 season, serving to them to a club-record whole of 56 factors within the high flight.
Kerkez is now at an enormous European membership as soon as extra.
4 years on from his arrival in Milan, will it work out for the full-back this time round?