Liverpool look on the priority to prioritize a movement for Bournemouth Left-back Milos Kerkez after former goal Alphonso Davies had signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich.
Davies, 24, has put Pen on paper about a new deal of five and a half years, because his earlier contract was dropped off in June. The Champions League-winning defender was the hardest connected to the joints of Real Madrid during a free transfer this summer, but the name of Liverpool was also in the conversation.
But now Anfield Chiefs will be forced to look for alternatives, with Kerkez a popular suggestion among Liverpool fans who believe that the Reds should look to replace Andy Robertson. The Hungary International has been excellent in Bournemouth this season and the man who brought him to the south coast last year, Richard Hughes, is now the Liverpool sports director.
This has led to speculation that Hughes could use his ties with the Cherries to develop a movement. The 21-year-old already has experience with joining a large European club, which signed for AC Milan four years ago. Kerkez never made a senior performance for the Italian giants and drew a year later for AZ Alkmaar.
There were many eyes over Kerkez during the 2-0 victory of Liverpool in Bournemouth on Saturday, in which the left back set a goal that was closely excluded from offside. After the game, Arne Slot was immediately asked about Kerkez, but the Reds -Baas was not interested in discussing the player of another club.
“That shows how good a manager you have here and what a great sports director you have here (Hughes) and maybe still now, I don't know who it is,” Slot replied.
“But he (Hughes) brought many good players and the manager works with every player to bring them in an incredible way, including the one you just mentioned. But I'm not talking about an individual, they all get the best out of them game at the moment.
“I don't think I should talk about players in which we are interested, let alone a player from Bournemouth,” said Slot. “He is here and he has a great season, so many, many other players have here too.
His Hungary manager, Marco Rossi, recently made the headlines by showing that Kerkez could be moving this summer. “As far as Milos is concerned, he plays very well, no one predicted that Bournemouth would be in this position in the competition,” Rossi told Hungarian Outlet Csakfoci.
“The English top teams follow him closely, it is also possible that, if not now, he will change at the end of the season. He is a very important player for us, we hope that he will succeed in developing in the National team, as he does in his club “
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