Liverpool FC fans can look forward to a week of unveilings, as one of the worst-kept secrets in English football, Milos Kerkez’s transfer to Liverpool is set to be finalised next week.
According to journalist Ben Jacobs and talkSPORT’s Alex Crook, the fee will be £40m, meaning Liverpool have managed to sway Bournemouth slightly off the rumoured £45m asking price.
It will be an exciting week as Florian Wirtz is set to complete his move from Bayer Leverkusen on Friday, for an eyewatering £116m, a British transfer record.
After Liverpool finalise both Wirtz and Kerkez, expect Liverpool to focus on selling players, such as Darwin Nunez, while addressing other needs in the squad, depending on outgoings, including a striker, left-winger, centre-back, and centre or defensive midfielder.
In talkSPORT’s story with Alex Crook commenting on the Kerkez deal, Crook says this about Liverpool’s potential business after Kerkez, with emphasis on the English Champions’ continued interest in Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon:
“They are massive admirers of Alexander Isak, no question about that, but it would take a huge offer to prise him away from Newcastle.”
“The Gordon one is interesting. It’s one I’ve always kept in my back pocket, as one that could be revisited, because he was very close to joining Liverpool this time last year, really close.”
“To the extent where the deal was down to the final stages, and I think Newcastle just decided, we actually can’t part company with this guy.
“So it wouldn’t surprise me if there’s still an itch there on Liverpool’s part that needs to be scratched.
“But I think it would take a big offer, and maybe they’re going to have to get players off the payroll before they would look at that.”
Liverpool’s squad was ripe for a talent refresh anyway, but a hilarious coincidence of the Reds keeping their powder dry last summer and winning the League has brought together a perfect storm of Liverpool actually having a transfer war chest with targets eager to join. It’s very, very funny. Long may it continue.