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Milos Kerkez to Liverpool Manager issues statement as transfer moves step closer

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Hungary national team boss Marco Rossi has revealed Milos Kerkez will miss Fridays international friendly against Sweden as his transfer to Liverpool edges closer The Bournemouth leftback had been expected to feature against the Swedes in Budapest but he did not train with his teammates on Thursday despite being in camp with the national team Speaking in a press conference on Thursday Rossi issued a cryptic message when explaining that both Kerkez and striker Barnabas Varga would be unavailable Rossi said Of course a few problems may creep in for example for various reasons neither Milos Kerkez nor Barnabas Varga will be in tomorrows match Kerkez appears to have teased the transfer is nearing completion himself by captioning an Instagram post with eye emojis He has already given his approval to Liverpool who have been working on finalising a deal with Bournemouth Talks have been slightly complicated by the fact Cherries technical director Simon Francis has been in the United States this week representing Bournemouth in The Soccer Tournament in North Carolina Francis has been leading negotiations with former Bournemouth chief Richard Hughes who is now working as Liverpools sporting director Kerkez quickly emerged as Liverpools primary leftback target as they look to sign competition for Andy Robertson Greece international Kostas Tsimikas is expected to depart Anfield this summer and is attracting interest from both the Premier League and Europe If Kerkez 21 does sign on the dotted line at Anfield he will team up with international teammate Dominik Szoboszlai on Merseyside Meanwhile the Reds also remain in talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a clubrecord deal for Florian Wirtz So far they have seen two offers rejected by the German club but negotiations are advanced and are expected to reach a positive conclusion soon Kop boss Slot is understood to have met with Lyon attacker Rayan Cherki over the past week but the Frenchman now looks poised to join Manchester City Liverpool were only likely to pursue a deal if an agreement for Wirtz failed to materialise as they look to strengthen their forward options The Premier League champions have already sold goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher to Brentford in an 18m deal as the Republic of Ireland international was keen to pursue regular football An approach from Barcelona for Luis Diaz has also been rejected and Diaz has since admitted he would be open to staying at Anfield this summer even though a new contract does not currently look to be on the cards Join our new WhatsApp community Click this link to receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content We also treat our community members to special offers promotions and adverts from us and our partners If you dont like our community you can check out any time you like If youre curious you can read our Privacy Notice

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