Liverpool are considering a breathtaking triple raid on Premier League rivals Bournemouth this summer and will reportedly offer the Cherries a prized young talent to help facilitate any move, while Fabrizio Romano has confirmed the Reds have asked for specifics around the first of those targets in Dean Huijsen
The Merseysiders will return to domestic action next Wednesday when they take on Everton at Anfield with a win moving Liverpool a significant step closer towards the Premier League title. Heading into the current international break with a 12-point buffer to nearest challengers Arsenal, the Reds are within touching distance of collecting only their second English league crown in 35 years
The title win will represent a remarkable first season in charge for Arne Slot who has steered Liverpool towards the pinnacle of the English ladder despite only adding one concrete signing – rarely-seen Italy winger Federico Chiesa – to his squad.
However, all that is about to change this summer with Slot, having taken time to assess his squad’s strengths and weaknesses, given the freedom to spend big ahead of what sources have described to us as a ‘historical summer’.
And with a new left-back at the very top of his wishlist and a long-term heir for Virgil van Dijk also sought, Liverpool have been strongly linked with a double raid on Bournemouth for both Milos Kerkez and Huijsen
Indeed, TEAMtalk were the very first outlet to reveal the Reds’ interest in the Hungarian left-back, with sources revealing to us in September that the 21-year-old Cherries star figured highly on their wanted list.
However, while Huijsen is also on their radar, a third star of Andoni Iraola’s side is also attracting attention from the Reds, with Slot and Co also weighing up a move for winger Antoine Semenyo.
Now it’s reported that Liverpool are weighing up a damaging triple raid on the south-coast club, with The Sun claiming the Merseysiders could look to sweeten the deal by using star youngster Ben Doak as a makeweight in any raids
Kerkez and Huijsen to Liverpool: big clues over transfers
With Andy Robertson slowing down this season and proving not as effective as he was in his pomp, Slot has made the capture of a new left-back a major focus for this summer’s window
And with Kerkez right at the top of their shortlist, TEAMtalk revealed last week that the Bournemouth defender has used the intrenational break to hold a critical meeting with his agents over his future and to help grease the wheels over an exit from the Vitality Stadium.
That interest was also recently confirmed by trusted journalist James Pearce