Liverpool 'taking last steps' to seal £169m double deal with Reds 'on verge' of 'historic' transfer

Liverpool are closing in on bargains for Bayer Leverkusen superstar Florian Wirtz and also Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez, according to reports.
The Reds have flown out of the blocks in the summer season season transfer sector after Arne Port’s side won the Premier League title in the Dutchman’s first season.
Liverpool are now peeking to construct on that wins with their early Winners League credentials making it viable for them to interpret their budget before any kind of unlike other side in the Premier League.
Jeremie Frimpong was their first finalizing of the summer season season once his transfer from Bayer Leverkusen was attested last week, with the Netherlands international to readjust Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is on his means to Real Madrid.
And also now it aesthetics appoint 2 a lot more players are about to note after the latest improves with Leverkusen’s Wirtz and also Bournemouth’s Kerkez now chummy to joining Frimpong at Anfield.
Liverpool are peeking to enrich at take off-back as that came to be one of their unwell organizations this season with Andy Robertson not on peak kind under Port.
And also now journalist Rudy Galetti possesses rendered assume that Liverpool are ‘collaring the last projects’ to seal a provision for Kerkez with the Hungary international kit to join for €50m (£42m).
Galetti consisted of on X: “Liverpool are collaring the last projects for Milos Kerkez.
“The provision is virtually protected between Liverpool and also Bournemouth for ~€50m plus capability-pertinent bonuses as a final price.
“A five-year dedication was already concurred upon with the gamer days ago.”
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And also German publication Bild case that Wirtz ‘possesses already concurred specifications’ on a dedication until 2030 with Liverpool and also that it’s just down to the 2 bars to promise a price.
It is knew that the ‘provision could eventually quantity to a sum between 140 and also the 150 million euros (£118m-£127m) forced by Leverkusen honcho Fernando Carro’.
Liverpool are now ‘on the verge’ of a ‘historic’ transfer with the provision kit to go versus the Premier League record kit once Chelsea paid £106.8m for Enzo Fernandez in January 2023.
Both Liverpool and also Leverkusen ‘pine to finalise the transfer as immediately as probable under their wanted specifications’ and also the record supplies the German side an ‘merit’ as they interpret FSG’s CEO of football, Michael Edwards, ‘possesses already recovered authorization from the club’s owners in Boston for €150 million (£127m) for Wirtz’.
Jamie Carragher assumes Liverpool “last provision five or 6 players” this summer season season entailing the bargains for Frimpong, Wirtz and also Kerkez.
Carragher said on The Overlap: “Throughout the season, I was still proverb that Liverpool still last provision five or 6 players.
“I assume the take off-back comes in and also plays uncolored away, Frimpong will confrontation with Conor Bradley, Wirtz will play once he comes to the club. But I still assume we last provision a centre ahead. I assume Liverpool will attractiveness to acquire their company executed pretty early.
“Liverpool last provision a take off-back, Andy Robertson needs aid on that side and also Kostas Tsimikas will be transmitted on. I’ve repeatedly thumbed that mobbing midfield and also take off-back are the 2 locales that have jumped out to me in the last 12 to 18 months.
“Whether Wirtz comes in and also plays in Szoboszlai’s job or plays from the take off, I wear’t interpret. But the next off one is centre ahead and also I wouldn’t be staggered if as immediately as Liverpool acquire these three [Frimpong, Wirtz, and the left-back] executed, the next off one will be a centre ahead.
“As the abode window goes on, Liverpool will just search through who they can sell and also what they can execute – they could lug in an additional midfield gamer or a centre-back to back up, however they’ll just evaluate what the predicament is.”