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Liverpool are making waves in the summer transfer market, with Milos Kerkez emerging as a top target for the Reds.
The AFC Bournemouth left-back was one of the best fullbacks in the Premier League this season as the Cherries enjoyed one of their best years yet in the top-flight, with Kerkez a key reason behind the south coast side’s success.
As a result, Liverpool are now moving fast to sign Kerkez, with all signs pointing towards the Premier League champions securing the £40m defender’s signature alongside Bayer Leverkusen duo Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz.
And Kerkez himself has now given Liverpool his verdict on whether or not he actually wants to join the Reds this summer.
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Writing on Twitter, Fabrizio Romano revealed that Kerkez has ‘already said yes’ to joining Liverpool this summer, with the Bournemouth fullback convinced about the project after an incredible first year with Arne Slot.
Romano posted: “Understand Milos Kerkez has already said yes to Liverpool project, no issues on personal terms.
Club to club talks underway with Liverpool also busy on Florian Wirtz deal but in regular contact with Bournemouth.
Deal absolutely on.”
Left-back has been a problem position for Liverpool this season, with Jamie Carragher suggesting that Kostas Tsimikas should be sold in order to free up a space in the squad to bring in a new long-term replacement for Andy Robertson.
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And it appears that Liverpool are one step closer to realising this goal, with Kerkez likely to become the third player to join the Reds this summer as a plan to offload Tsimikas can now begin to take shape in the coming weeks.
The first of two summer transfer windows opens this week, and all signs seem to suggest that Liverpool could secure three new players in Frimpong, Wirtz and now Kerkez if the Reds are quick enough to confirm these deals.
Yet with three big names making the move to Liverpool in the first week of the summer market, the Anfield side need to consider making some sales of their own to help balance the books and to maintain the squad size to a reasonable level.
Indeed, Cody Gakpo has been linked with Bayern Munich whilst Darwin Nunez is expected to leave Liverpool, and if the Reds can work on offloading players with no real future at the club, then there’s a real chance that even more signings could be made as the summer progresses.