Liverpool complete Milos Kerkez transfer as summer spending spree hits £216million

Liverpool have completed the capture of Milos Kerkez in a £40million deal from Bournemouth, with the highly-rated Hungary international becoming the club's third summer signing. It takes the club's summer spending to a cool £216m with Kerkez becoming the Merseysiders' fifth new arrival.

The Reds had already got deals over the line for £29.5m Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz - who cost a potential British record £116m, with £100m up front - with both joining from Bayer Leverkusen. Two goalkeepers, £29m Valencia and Georgia stopper Giorgi Mamardasvili and Armin Pecsi, for a relatively meagre £1.5m from Puskas Academia have also joined.

Now they add Kerkez to their number, one of the Premier League's most promising young left-backs having earmarked him as the long-term successor to long-time Anfield stalwart Andy Robertson - whose own future is up in the air, with interest from Atletico Madrid and only one year left on his contract.

Kerkez, 21,started all 38 games for Bournemouthin the Premier League last season, scoring two goals and assisting six times to help his team finish in ninth place.

He has put pen to paper on a long-term deal.

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The Hungary international said: "I'm really happy. It's a real honour for me, a privilege to come to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world, [the] biggest club in England. I'm just really, really happy and excited.

"After this, I'll go home and in my hometown enjoy a few days, and then I can't really wait to come back and put the training kit on and start to train and prepare for the season.

"I just want to thank everyone for really showing me big love, even before it will be announced now. And keep supporting the team like you support always, because you're the biggest fan base in the world.

"I'm going to give everything – absolutely everything – to win trophies with the club and to hopefully score some goals at Anfield. I can't wait to hear the roar. And see you soon."

Kerkez has 23 caps for Hungary to date after making his international bow in a UEFA Nations League contest with Germany back in September 2022.

He has been shortlisted for the 2024-25 Men's PFA Young Player of the Year and was a finalist for the 2023 Golden Boy award, which recognises the best European-based talent under the age of 21.

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