Liverpool signal Milos Kerkez as spending reaches £170m

Liverpool have completed the signing of Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez, the Premier League champions have introduced, taking the membership’s summer time spending to across the £170 million ($197m) mark.

Sources informed ESPN that Kerkez has joined Liverpool on a five-year contract after the membership agreed a cope with Bournemouth totalling £40m ($54.9m).

Kerkez is Liverpool’s third main signing of the summer time following the arrivals of Jeremie Frimpong and Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, who joined on a club-record fee in a deal value as much as £116m ($159m).

Liverpool’s summer time spending spree is in marked distinction to their exercise final summer time which noticed simply two arrivals — Federico Chiesa (€12m, $16.4m) and Giorgi Mamardashvili (€30m, $41m) who was loaned again to Valencia.

Hungary worldwide Kerkez joins after a breakout season, together with his two targets and 6 assists from defence serving to Bournemouth to their first top-half end within the Premier League.

The 21-year-old is about to offer competitors to Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas at Anfield. Liverpool have already signed full-back Frimpong this summer time following Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s exit to Real Madrid.

Kerkez has been a mainstay for Bournemouth since becoming a member of from AZ Alkmaar in 2023, and he began each sport for Andoni Iraola’s aspect final season.

He has additionally been capped 23 occasions by his nation.