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Liverpool have reportedly reached an agreement with Bournemouth to sign Milos Kerkez for £40million.
According to The Athletic, the 21-year-old will undergo a medical next week ahead of signing a five-year deal.
Kerkez is likely to be the Reds' third signing of the summer following the arrival of Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz, who is expected to complete his move to Merseyside next week.
Hungarian left-back Kerkez caught the eye with his performances for Bournemouth last season, and earlier this week his father, Sebastijan, revealed he turned down interest from other clubs.
He also pointed to the family’s strong trust in Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes, who originally brought the defender to the Premier League during his spell at the south coast club.
'It's only Liverpool for us and we're not going anywhere else and we won't talk to other clubs,' said Sebastijan. 'Everything is done between us (personal terms) we just need to sort out some details but it's basically a done deal.'
On Hughes, he added: 'Richard Hughes brought us to Bournemouth, if he said we go to India, then we go to India, everything is agreed, just some little things.'
Kerkez joined Bournemouth from AZ Alkamar in July 2023 for a fee of around £15.5m, and went on to make 67 appearances for the south coast side over two seasons.
The dynamic full-back was ever-present during the 2024-25 Premier League campaign, starting all 38 matches and contributing six goals and two assists.
