Liverpool have agreed a £40m deal to signal left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth.
The 21-year-old Hungary worldwide is ready to hitch the Premier League champions after two seasons with the Cherries.
Bournemouth have already signed Adrien Truffert from Rennes as his alternative.
Liverpool’s deal for Kerkez comes with the Reds near finishing a club-record £116m transfer for Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz.
They’ve additionally signed Dutch right-back Jeremie Frimpong from the German membership for £29.5m.
Serbia-born Kerkez started his senior profession at Hungarian aspect Gyor earlier than a transfer to Italian membership AC Milan.
He did not make an look for the Serie A outfit earlier than a swap to Dutch workforce AZ Alkmaar in January 2022.
He helped AZ Alkmaar end fourth within the Dutch prime flight in 2022-23 when he scored 5 objectives and supplied seven assists in 52 appearances.
The Eredivisie aspect additionally reached the semi-finals of the 2022-23 Europa Convention League earlier than being overwhelmed by eventual winners West Ham.
Kerkez joined Bournemouth in summer time 2023 when Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes labored for the Cherries.
He performed all 38 league video games final season as Bournemouth completed ninth with a club-record 56 Premier League factors, with Kerkez contributing two objectives and 6 assists.
Kerkez, who has made 23 appearances for Hungary, will be part of compatriot Dominik Szoboszlai at Liverpool.
His anticipated arrival at Anfield leaves the way forward for Reds left-backs Andy Robertson, who has been linked with Atletico Madrid, and Kostas Tsimikas unclear.
Liverpool are eager to retain Robertson and permit present back-up Tsimikas to depart, however they acknowledge that 31-year-old Scot Robertson could need to transfer on in quest of common soccer.
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