Breakout Bournemouth star teases interest in Liverpool transfer

Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez has hinted at interest in a potential Liverpool transfer, although he insists his focus is still on finishing off an incredible season with the Cherries.

Along with Dean Huijsen and several others, Kerkez has been one of the breakout stars underpinning a campaign that could yet end with Bournemouth qualifying for the Champions League.

Kerkez is only 21 but has already been linked with a number of Premier League sides, Manchester United among them. Liverpool are another, with Andrew Robertson getting into the tail end of his illustrious career as formerly one of the best left-backs in the world.

If Kerkez were to move to Anfield, he would have the immediate familiarity of linking up with international teammate and friend Dominik Szoboszlai, which would also be a huge moment for all of Hungarian football, to have two players at one of the world’s leading clubs.

“I’m just focused on playing and winning as many games as possible with my team. A lot can happen in football, but it’s pointless to predict,” Kerkez told Hungarian outlet Nemzeti Sport when the subject of Liverpool was brought up, not wanting to get ahead of himself.

There was, however, a tease of openness to the possibility in his response.

“It wouldn’t look bad, that’s for sure,” Kerkez added. “But it’s too early to talk about something like that. I have big goals with Bournemouth, we still have a lot of games to win, that’s the most important thing right now.”

Lifting the lid on his relationship with Szoboszlai, the youngster said: “We get along really well off the field, I try to pay attention to him because he needs attention, poor thing. I told him that you can slip up on anyone, but not me, because we both need the national team.”