Liverpool set for £45million raid on Premier League rivals to take spending spree to £184m

Liverpool are set to make a bid for Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez subsequent week, talkSPORT understands.

Bournemouth are but to obtain any formal provides for Kerkez, who they worth at round £45m.

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The 21-year-old has established himself as one of many Premier League’s prime left-backs since making the transfer to the Vitality Stadium in 2023.

Kerkez featured in every of the Cherries’ 38 top-flight outings through the 2024/25 season to assist the south coast outfit to a ninth-placed end.

He chipped in with a powerful two targets and 5 assists – the joint-fifth most aim contributions of any defender within the division.

His spectacular kind led to Actual Madrid to ship scouts to look at him in Bournemouth’s 2-1 win at Arsenal final month.

However Liverpool want to steal a march on potential suitors by making the primary official transfer for the Hungary worldwide.

The Reds are looking out for a brand new left-back to supply competitors for Scottish star Andy Robertson.

Kerkez is seen as a long-term alternative for Robertson, who has simply 12 months left on his contract in Merseyside.

It’s anticipated to be a busy summer season at Anfield, with Arne Slot‘s facet already snapping up Jeremie Frimpong as Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s alternative.

The Dutchman has joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen after the Premier League champions activated his £29.5m launch clause.

And Liverpool have additionally made a club-record £109m bid for Frimpong’s ex-Leverkusen teammate Florian Wirtz, with private phrases between the 2 events already agreed.

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Liverpool are nonetheless out there for a brand new left winger – particularly if Luis Diaz hyperlinks up in Saudi Arabia or joins Barcelona.

talkSPORT correspondent Ben Jacobs has declared how the Reds may reignite their curiosity in Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon ought to they half methods with the Colombian ahead.

Talking on the Weekend Sports activities Breakfast present, Jacobs stated: “The benefit for Liverpool is that they have a great deal of cash to spend.

“So if Diaz goes, I’d anticipate an enormous alternative, we all know they like Anthony Gordon for instance. Diaz to Al Nassr is a concrete chance.”

Earlier than including: “Al Nassr need Luis Diaz, he is their prime goal, they consider €80m [£71.6m] will likely be ok.

“And I do suppose at that quantity, Liverpool may be tempted to promote, in order that’s one to look at.

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“However Barcelona and Diaz as effectively, so he’ll have a large choice to make if Barcelona can discover a method to fund it.

“However clearly Liverpool would like, if they are going to promote, to promote to Al Nassr.”

By way of outgoings, talkSPORT understands that Brentford are in superior talks with Liverpool over signing goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher in an £18m deal.

The Bees have recognized the Irishman to interchange the departing Mark Flekken, who’s closing in on an £11m swap to Leverkusen.