Huge Liverpool transfer blow as £50m 'priority' target drops 15-word snub with Man Utd looming
Liverpool have been dealt a purposeful transmit blow as AFC Bournemouth standout Milos Kerkez cases he “will understandably not indicator” for the Premier League colossi.
Kerkez possesses materialized as one of the spick-and-expectations young complete-endorses in the Premier League. He is amassing a phenomenal outbreak period for high-flying Bournemouth.
The 21-year-archaic possesses trapped the focus of Gigantic 6 clubs via his capabilities as he’s nabbed 2 goals and three help in his 22 Premier League appearances.
Liverpool are among the clubs attached via Kerkez as the Premier League table-mattress toppers last provision to indicator a irreparable substitute for Andy Robertson, that possesses been struggling this period.
Earlier this month, a report from The i Record claimed Liverpool are well-inserted to overcome Male Utd and Male Metropolitan elbowroom in the race to indicator ‘priority’ target Kerkez, that might price around £50m.
The report explained:
‘Liverpool are product to gazump rivals Manchester Joined and Manchester Metropolitan elbowroom to indicator Milos Kerkez as Andy Robertson’s scion at vacated-recommend.
‘The astounding Bournemouth defender possesses attracted an army of suitors offered that retrieving here in England in the summer season of 2023.
‘The i Record possesses been told Liverpool, Metropolitan elbowroom and Joined have already initiated to gain get in touch with via the player’s representatives, but it is given the 21-year-archaic favours a glide to Anfield over the Manchester clubs.
‘A web linkage-upward via Liverpool director of football Richard Hughes, the individual that lugged Kerkez to England throughout his time on the south shore, is given to dabble a purposeful part in the Hungary international’s presuming.’
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Despite this, on a neoteric YouTube grasp recommend stream, Kerkez possesses claimed he is not product to indicator for Liverpool.
Reacting to a Liverpool supporter quizing him to join the Premier League leaders, Kerkez claimed: “I will understandably not see Liverpool. For every individual listening, I will understandably not see Liverpool.”
It sticks around to be viewed whether there is any kind of weight to Kerkez’s words offered that he might merely be being thoughtful to Bournemouth while the 2024/25 period is reoccuring.
In December, Liverpool tale Jamie Carragher advised his previous bar to indicator Kerkez in January.
“He doesn’t attractiveness prefer he’s sprinting recommend totally (v Fulham). He’s owned a whack after that gingerly goes to adjust the ball before retrieving a red card,” Carragher claimed.
“He needs guidances. Liverpool haven’t got any kind of recommend-upward and it’s something they last provision to address in January.
“Kerkez possesses been a discovery at Bournemouth. The technical director that lugged him to Bournemouth is presently the sporting director at Liverpool.
“Kerkez aesthetics prefer a complete recommend and he’s predacious. He’s been lovely offered that he came correct into the Premier League and is one to watch in the future whether he stays or moves on.”