Milos Kerkez has travelled back to the UK to complete his £40million transfer from Bournemouth to Liverpool, with this transfer going smoother than his move from AC Milan to AZ Alkmaar
Milos Kerkez of Bournemouth during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and AFC Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on January 14, 2025 in London, England.
Milos Kerkez once sparked controversy with a social media post during a transfer in 2022
(Image: Robin Jones - AFC Bournemouth/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images)
Milos Kerkez once sparked controversy with a social media post detailing his frustrated attitude about a lack of game time before his transfer was confirmed. The Bournemouth left-back has this week travelled back from a break in Belgrade to the UK to complete a medical ahead of a move to Premier League champions Liverpool.
The 21-year-old has been the subject of transfer speculation over the last few weeks, and Cherries fans are now resigned to losing the talented defender to the Reds this summer. Over the 2024/25 season, Kerkez started all 38 games for Bournemouth in the Premier League, scoring two goals and assisting six times to help his team finish in ninth place.
Now he's set to join Liverpool in a £40million move to become their third signing of the summer, after Bayer Leverkusen duo Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz both secured deals earlier in June.
However, the hierarchy at Anfield may have to watch out for how they handle Kerkez's attitude given he sparked controversy during a transfer from AC Milan to AZ Alkmaar in 2022.
The full-back was part of Milan's under-19 squad at the time and had only joined their team a year before, holding ambitions of playing in the senior side. However, these never materialised for the teen, leading him to post a now-deleted tweet ahead of his 2022 move to the Dutch league.
Milos Kerkez of AZ Alkmaar celebrates after scoring the third goal of the team during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Sparta Rotterdam and AZ Alkmaar at Het Kasteel on August 14, 2022 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Kerkez was vocal online before his move to AZ Alkmaar(Image: Hans van der Valk/Orange Pictures/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
OneFootball reports that in the post, Kerkez said: "Am very happy for the move I made with my family and agents, time to perform in senior team," alongside a shushing-face emoji.
However, this post was deleted and replaced instead with: "Wait for tomorrow," using the same emoji. A day later, on January 29, Kerkez's move to AZ Alkmaar was confirmed.
He spent a season and a half in the Eredivisie, scoring five goals and assisting eight times in 57 appearances for the club. Now in 2025, Kerkez has become a standout performer for Bournemouth, making 74 appearances across two full seasons and impressing from a defensive point of view.
Milos Kerkez of AFC Bournemouth shoots under pressure from Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool as Alisson Becker of Liverpool looks on during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Liverpool FC at Vitality Stadium on February 01, 2025 in Bournemouth, England.
Kerkez's Bournemouth form has earned him a mega-money move to Anfield
Liverpool may need to keep their wits about them with the youngster, however. While he's now got plenty of experience for club and country, boasting 23 Hungary caps, his previous actions showcase that his attitude may need to be kept in check.
Given his price tag, it's assumed he'll be first-choice under Slot next season. But Liverpool still do have both Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas on their books for the time being.
Robertson has been linked with a move to Atletico Madrid after a lacklustre season, while Tsimikas is believed to be assessing where he might fall in the pecking order after stepping up when required in the title-winning campaign.
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