Liverpool have completed the signing of a Premier League sensation in a deal worth £40m, with the player turning down offers from rival clubs to make the switch to Anfield. The Reds’ bold move has shocked the market and delighted fans as the summer window heats up.
The Merseyside giants have shown ambition and intent in their transfer moves this summer, and the club have been clear-eyed with the way they have approached their targets.
Liverpool are on the cusp of signing Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz, who will be joining the club for a British transfer record fee, but more is set to happen in the coming days.
The Reds are ready to pull the trigger on another deal to sign a top Premier League player, beating several other rival clubs to his signature in the ongoing transfer window.
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The Reds to beat rivals to Premier League star’s signature
Liverpool are close to finalising a deal to sign the Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez for a deal worth more than £40m this summer.
Kerkez verbally agreed to the move weeks back, and Fabrizio Romano has revealed that a few Premier League clubs tried to hijack the move in the last few weeks.
However, Kerkez has been clear about joining Liverpool this summer, and never changed his mind despite receiving tempting approaches.
“It’s just a matter of time before Milos Kerkez will be a Liverpool player”, Romano said on GiveMeSport’s Market Madness podcast.
“There is no doubt because he is not considering any other destinations. Some clubs tried to call in the last two, three weeks to try to understand what’s going on, but the answer was always ‘sorry, but I’m going to Liverpool’.
“Kerkez is going to Liverpool; he has an agreement with the club. Club-to-club it’s almost there, so it’s just a matter of when. It could be Monday, it could be any other moment. We will see in the next days, but Kerkez will be the new left-back for Arne Slot.”
