Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville has admitted that Liverpool have surprised him with how busy they have been in the transfer market.
The Reds have not rested on their laurels after winning the Premier League and Neville claims it demonstrates how “smart” the Merseysiders are when it comes to recruitment:
“I think when you’re talking about winning the league, what is it that improves you? I mean, the only thing that’s going to improve you when you win the league is signing world-class players, or players that have got the potential to be world-class players. So signing Wirtz is fantastic.
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“Frimpong and then there’s talk of Kerkez as well, deals with their right and left-back situations. So to get those three done, if they were to get those three done quite quickly, would be smart business. But I wouldn’t have expected anything else from Liverpool.”
“[I’m] Maybe slightly surprised that they’ve gone so heavy on Wirtz in terms of the fee. They don’t normally go that big, but Slot deserves it, by the way. He waited 12 months for a player to sign.”
Kerkez is expected to follow Frimpong through the door
There is growing confidence that the Hungarian international will secure his move to Anfield over the coming days.
Bournemouth’s valuation of Kerkez is said to be around £45m, and if the Reds meet the asking price, it would take their spending to £75m, having already shelled out £30m on Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong.
What is the latest on Wirtz’s move to Liverpool?
The Reds remain locked in talks with Leverkusen about signing Florian Wirtz. However, no agreement has been reached yet, with the Bundesliga side holding out for a record fee.
It is believed that an offer of around €140m (£118m) is being lined up. That would be the highest amount spent by a British club on one player.
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