Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version or go back to LFC Live.net

Milos Kerkez with Justin Kluivert of Bournemouth during a training session at Vitality Stadium on February 5, 2025(Image: Robin Jones - AFC Bournemouth/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images)

Bournemouth forward Justin Kluivert says he expects team-mate Milos Kerkez to complete a transfer to Liverpool.

The Reds have been linked with the left-back for months and have now made contact with the Cherries ahead of tabling a formal offer.

Kerkez is believed to be desperate to make the move to Anfield, where his friend and Hungary national team captain Dominik Szoboszlai also plays, but negotiations are ongoing over a potential £45m agreement.

Reds sporting director Richard Hughes is in dialogue with his Bournemouth counterpart Simon Francis over the terms and there is an expectation that Kerkez will move to Merseyside at some stage this summer.

READ MORE:Luis Diaz 'really angry' as Ryan Gravenberch seeks 'secret' Liverpool change next seasonREAD MORE:Florian Wirtz transfer latest as Liverpool continue talks aimed at club record deal

And speaking after the Netherlands' 8-0 demolition of Malta on Tuesday night, Cherries frontman Kluivert says the switch to the Premier League champions would be a great career move for the 21-year-old

"He'll probably go there (to Liverpool)," Kluivert told Voetbal Primeur.

"I hope so for him.

"He hasn't really said goodbye yet, but I hope he'll make it happen there."

Article continues below

The potential arrival of Kerkez will cast doubt on the future of Kostas Tsimikas, who has played as the understudy to Andy Robertson since his transfer from Olympiakos in the summer of 2020.

Greek international Tsimikas is reportedly attracting the interest of newly-promoted Leeds United, while Scotland captain Robertson is now into the final year of his deal at Anfield.

Speaking about a move to Liverpool, Kerkez said last month: "Of course, something always leaks into the news.

The pre-arranged transfer of Giorgi Mamardashvili and the arrival of Armin Pecsi has bolstered Arne Slot's goalkeeping department and allowed Caoimhin Kelleher to move to Brentford to fulfil his desire of being a No.1.

While Jeremie Frimpong has arrived from Bayer Leverkusen as a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has joined Real Madrid.

Article continues below

Liverpool remain in talks with Leverkusen over a club record move for Florian Wirtz.