Milos Kerkez responds to transfer speculation and explains close relationship with Liverpool ace

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Milos Kerkez was arguably the best left-back in the Premier League in the season just gone, so transfer interest from Liverpool should be no surprise. And the 21-year-old has responded to the rumors heading into the summer.

Liverpool already has Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas to play left-back but Kerkez would be an upgrade on the pair. He would add legs and pace down the left flank and represent a younger, more dynamic option.

But Kerkez has insisted that he is not distracted by the speculation that he could leave Bournemouth. Real Madrid was tentatively linked with a move at one stage, but Liverpool seems the most obvious suitor.

"Of course, something always leaks into the news... I don't know how," Kerkez said, via Nemzeti Sport.

"At the same time, I think it's normal that if you play well and the team does well, then you get into the news and end up on the front page, and everyone talks about you.

"I see this as fuel that drives me forward. All this doesn't break me, but it doesn't boost my ego either, but it teaches me humility and motivates me."

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If Kerkez were to make the move to Liverpool, he would link up with Dominik Szoboszlai, his international teammate. The former RB Leipzig midfielder is the captain of his country and already has an established relationship with the left-back.

"We met when I first joined the national team," Kerkez said. "We spoke German because I didn't dare to speak Hungarian yet. He switched to German and accepted me.

"From then on, we spoke every day and got to know each other better. We are still very close, we write to each other or call each other every other day.

"We talk about many things. It feels good to have a friend who always answers the phone. When you call him, he answers and doesn't put his mobile on silent.

"I think good times are ahead for the national team. We've had good times and bad times, football is just like that.

"I think the difference now was that there was less hunger for success in the players, including me. Everyone has to do everything for the national team jersey.

"This is an important thing that the coach tells us, and we have to adhere to it. We learned a lot in the matches against the Turks: if you're not hungry for success, if you're not ready and don't go on the field with the right feelings, then this is what happens."

Liverpool.com says: Kerkez has long looked like the obvious option for the Reds to go for at left-back. At $60 million (£45 million),he wouldn't be cheap, but he could be the solution for a decade, given he is only 21.

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