It seems more and more likely that Liverpool will make a move for Kerkez, who has been one of the Premier League’s most in-form left-backs this term.

Kerkez may snub Manchester City to join Liverpool, with Arne Slot knocking Pep Guardiola’s side off their perch as they have a 12-point lead over the Sky Blues in the Premier League table.

Jamie Carragher feels Andy Robertson needs competition as the Scotsman has had a very difficult season at Anfield, making a whole host of uncharacteristic mistakes.

The 30-year-old’s defensive instincts do not seem as sharp as in the past, as exemplified in Liverpool’s 3-1 win against Leicester City as he delayed clearing a dangerous delivery away and was subsequently outmuscled by Jordan Ayew, who fired the Foxes into a surprise lead.

Interestingly, Manchester United are monitoring Kerkez as well even though they look they look increasingly likely to sign Patrick Dorgu.

Milos Kerkez “motivated” by Dominik Szoboszlai after Liverpool vs Ipswich Town

While Liverpool will be keeping a close eye on several of their transfer targets, their single-minded objective seems to be on delivering on the pitch as they demolished Ipswich Town 4-1 on Saturday.

Mohamed Salah intends to win the Premier League and it seems like Arne Slot has drilled the message into his players not to lose sight of their goals.

Dominik Szoboszlai is certainly one of them, who scored a brilliant opening goal against Ipswich Town, which led to Kerkez praising him by leaving a comment on his countryman’s post-match Instagram post.

The Bournemouth defender commented: “Motivated [by] you by my brother”, followed by a ‘heart emoji.’

Virgil van Dijk commented a ‘fire emoji’ on the Liverpool midfielder’s post.

Meanwhile, Harvey Elliott also left a pair of the same emojis on the former RB Leipzig dynamo’s post.

With both Szoboszlai and Kerkez being teammates in the Hungarian national team, it is natural that they have a strong bond.

Tottenham are targeting Kerkez as well, which highlights just how much his stock has risen since heading to the Vitality Stadium in 2023.

How much will Liverpool have to pay to sign Milos Kerkez?

The former AC Alkmaar starlet is just 21 years of age.

As a result, it is only natural that several teams feel Kerkez would be perfect for their project as he is still a young player but looks ready to play at the highest level.

Much like a young Robertson, the Hungarian international is an excellent crosser, can be considered reliable both defensively as well and offensively while he has an engine on him.

However, Liverpool must pay £40 million to sign Kerkez.

Currently, Bournemouth have no reason to sell the youngster, as they are flying high in seventh place and are just one point adrift of fourth-placed Manchester City.

Liverpool might need a left-back even though Arne Slot hailed Kostas Tsikimas recently as he is yet to truly usurp Robertson, who looks well past his best.

If the Reds win the Premier League or even more trophies by the end of the season, they will have every reason to further bolster their squad in the hopes of remaining dominant.

Kerkez would fit Arne Slot’s system to a tee and Szoboszlai could help him settle in at the AXA Training Centre.

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