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Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez(Image: Getty Images)

Milos Kerkez is heading to Liverpool along with Florian Wirtz as the Reds ready themselves to splash out £156m this weekend.

The Reds agreed a British record £116m deal for the Germany attacking midfielder last week and he jetted into Merseyside on Thursday night to complete the deal.

Liverpool will pay £100m upfront to Bayer Leverkusen with the rest due in add-ons which are linked to both the individual success of the player and the team.



He will sign a five-year deal with the Reds in a deal which will break the club record £85m they agreed to pay Benfica for Darwin Nunez in 2022.

And should they hit all the add-ons in the deal it will surpass the £115m Chelsea paid Brighton for Moises Caicedo in 2023.

The Reds negotiated a fee lower than the £127m package which Leverkusen were trying to hold out for.

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Wirtz made it clear he wanted to move to Merseyside late last month after turning down advances from Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

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Kerkez will arrive on Merseyside next week to complete his move from the Cherries after the Hungary left-back made it clear he wanted to join the Reds, too.

Back in March, Kerkez said: “As a kid, you dream to play at the highest level, win the trophies, be on the best teams.”

Kerkez joined Bournemouth from AZ for around £15.5m in a deal which was brokered by now Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes, who previously worked with the Cherries.

Florian Wirtz completed his Liverpool medical on Friday(Image: Getty Images)

And Hughes is not stopping there with Liverpool’s summer business.

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