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Virgil van Dijk promised a big summer at Liverpool but, really, that was wrong – it is a ginormous summer… and we are only just getting started.
A club-record fee paid for Florian Wirtz, a shrewd upgrade of the full back area with Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez, plus a pursuit of a No 9 and centre back to follow.
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- Scottish Sun
Liverpool star Milos Kerkez is ‘tough' animal lover with carnivore rottweiler and guard dog named after the underworld
CAPTAIN KERK Liverpool star Milos Kerkez is 'tough' animal lover with carnivore rottweiler and guard dog named after the underworld MILOS KERKEZ is raising his pet Rottweiler Maximus on a diet of raw meat. Nobody at Liverpool's training ground should be surprised if their new £40million star asks for some himself as part of his pre-match meal over the next few months. 3 Milos Kerkez has a pet rottweiler he has raised on a diet of raw meat 3 The new Liverpool left-back is read to unleash his own bark on the Premier League Credit: Getty Left-back Kerkez was a self-confessed wild child, difficult to deal with as mum Tijana and dad Sebastijan struggled to keep him on a tight leash. He freely admits: 'I was a little bit tough growing up.' Kerkez, who is heading to Anfield from Bournemouth, would think nothing of coming home after playing football in the streets of the Serbian town of Vrbas, with blocks of stone for goalposts as blood seeped from his grazed arms and legs. The games were with his older brothers Rade and Marko, the latter is also a left-back and plays for Greek side Aris Thessaloniki. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL KNOCKED DOWN Euro giants RELEGATED in shock decision that could affect Crystal Palace Milos revealed: 'They were tough on me. They would tackle me, I would fall, my skin would cut and bleed but they were good times and I realised: 'I like to do this!'' When news broke this week that the 21- year-old's move from the Cherries was going through, his sibling Marko, 24, posted a picture of a little boy facing an image of Anfield wearing a red shirt with 'Kerkez' and the No 3 on his back. He accompanied the picture with the words: 'Dreams come true when you believe more in your vision than in your fears.' Not that the Serbia-born full-back ever seems to have been that fearful of anyone or anything. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Kerkez is already playing in the sixth country of his career but there is nothing he likes better than to head into the Serbian wilderness on his own to live in a wooden cabin, catching fish then cooking them on a fire. His ambition is to build a bigger farm for his father, saying: 'He loves to spend his whole day on the farm, with the dogs, ducks, fishes . . . in the wild. Milos Kerkez talks about his football career journey to join Bournemouth 3 'I'm going to build him a new one, hopefully soon, with more animals. I want horses, cows, dogs, everything. 'I want to have a big space, so when I go there, I can just disconnect from football. 'I want to build a lake, fill it up with fish so then I can fish all day. It's an idea from my dad but we have to make a plan now.' He was just 11 when he left his parents and youth team OFK Vrbas to head to Austria for Rapid Vienna in 2014. In 2019 he joined Hungarian division two side Gyor, where he decided he would play for that country despite being born in Serbia, a decision backed by his dad and grandmother who was a Magyar. In February 2021 the great Paolo Maldini, AC Milan's sporting director, recognised Kerkez had an animal-like passion to devour yards down the left flank and crash into tackles and invited him to join the Italian super club. Kerkez said: 'You know, when Maldini calls, you don't think too much.' Maldini flew to Hungary in a private plane to take Kerkez to Italy where he would become a team-mate of Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Yet he never played a minute for Milan and, after a short spell at Dutch side AZ, found himself at Bournemouth. After his international debut in a 1-0 win over a Germany side containing striker Thomas Muller, he said: 'I didn't care that I was up against Muller. 'I never cared who the opponent was. Zlatan could have come. I wouldn't have been scared either.' Kerkez also owns an Italian mastiff in Serbia and is called Had. He explained: 'The name is after Hades, the God of the underworld.' Kop boss Arne Slot will fancy him to wreak hell on opponents over the coming years.
The Sun
an hour ago
- The Sun
Liverpool star Milos Kerkez is ‘tough' animal lover with carnivore rottweiler and guard dog named after the underworld
MILOS KERKEZ is raising his pet Rottweiler Maximus on a diet of raw meat. Nobody at Liverpool's training ground should be surprised if their new £40million star asks for some himself as part of his pre-match meal over the next few months. 2 2 Left-back Kerkez was a self-confessed wild child, difficult to deal with as mum Tijana and dad Sebastijan struggled to keep him on a tight leash. He freely admits: 'I was a little bit tough growing up.' Kerkez, who is heading to Anfield from Bournemouth, would think nothing of coming home after playing football in the streets of the Serbian town of Vrbas, with blocks of stone for goalposts as blood seeped from his grazed arms and legs. The games were with his older brothers Rade and Marko, the latter is also a left-back and plays for Greek side Aris Thessaloniki. Milos revealed: 'They were tough on me. They would tackle me, I would fall, my skin would cut and bleed but they were good times and I realised: 'I like to do this!'' When news broke this week that the 21- year-old's move from the Cherries was going through, his sibling Marko, 24, posted a picture of a little boy facing an image of Anfield wearing a red shirt with 'Kerkez' and the No 3 on his back. He accompanied the picture with the words: 'Dreams come true when you believe more in your vision than in your fears.' Not that the Serbia-born full-back ever seems to have been that fearful of anyone or anything. Kerkez is already playing in the sixth country of his career but there is nothing he likes better than to head into the Serbian wilderness on his own to live in a wooden cabin, catching fish then cooking them on a fire. His ambition is to build a bigger farm for his father, saying: 'He loves to spend his whole day on the farm, with the dogs, ducks, fishes . . . in the wild. 'I'm going to build him a new one, hopefully soon, with more animals. I want horses, cows, dogs, everything. 'I want to have a big space, so when I go there, I can just disconnect from football. 'I want to build a lake, fill it up with fish so then I can fish all day. It's an idea from my dad but we have to make a plan now.' He was just 11 when he left his parents and youth team OFK Vrbas to head to Austria for Rapid Vienna in 2014. In 2019 he joined Hungarian division two side Gyor, where he decided he would play for that country despite being born in Serbia, a decision backed by his dad and grandmother who was a Magyar. In February 2021 the great Paolo Maldini, AC Milan's sporting director, recognised Kerkez had an animal-like passion to devour yards down the left flank and crash into tackles and invited him to join the Italian super club. Kerkez said: 'You know, when Maldini calls, you don't think too much.' Maldini flew to Hungary in a private plane to take Kerkez to Italy where he would become a team-mate of Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Yet he never played a minute for Milan and, after a short spell at Dutch side AZ, found himself at Bournemouth. After his international debut in a 1-0 win over a Germany side containing striker Thomas Muller, he said: 'I didn't care that I was up against Muller. 'I never cared who the opponent was. Zlatan could have come. I wouldn't have been scared either.' Kerkez also owns an Italian mastiff in Serbia and is called Had. He explained: 'The name is after Hades, the God of the underworld.'
The Sun
an hour ago
- The Sun
Celeb SAS sign up England cricket legend to take on TV's toughest test
CELEBRITY SAS: Who Dares Wins has signed up an England cricket legend, The Sun can reveal. The hit Channel 4 show - which launched in 2015 - puts a group of ordinary people through a tough quasi military training course. 5 5 5 The civilian series of SAS: Who Dares Wins ended in 2023, but the star version lives on. The Sun can now reveal that England cricketing hero Graeme Swann is being lined to appear on the next series. The retired sports star, 46, who also previously competed on Strictly Come Dancing, is set to be part of the star-studded line-up. A source told us: 'Sports stars always do well in the Celeb SAS line-up, and bosses are chuffed they've got Graeme to sign on the dotted line. "Not only is he familiar to cricket fans, he's also a reality TV favourite too after his stint on Strictly in 2018, where he finished in seventh place. 'Graeme is used to the pressure of international sporting events, and the acid tongues of the Strictly panel, but nothing will prepare him for his toughest TV show yet.' During his time in the England Test team, Graeme became a key factor as the team rose to No1 in the world. Swanny played a key role in historic wins in both Australia and India. Among his closest friends in cricket are the record-breaking duo Jimmy Anderson and Alastair Cook. Graeme, who retired from the sport in 2013, was part of the 2009 team who won the Ashes. Celeb SAS Who Dares Wins winners revealed This latest news comes after The Sun revealed earlier today how former Love Island star Dani Dyer would also be part of the line-up for the new series. SHOW SHAKE-UP The Sun's latest revelations come after we exclusively revealed how Celebrity SAS is set for a major shake-up. It came after we revealed how the new series will take place in a new location. A show insider said: 'Last series, there was a bit of a cash crisis at Channel 4 so the series shunned exotic locales and filmed in Wales. "Bosses made it work but it felt like it wasn't on as big a scale as when they have filmed in foreign climes, so for the next series, execs are blowing the budget and pushing the boat out to film in Marrakech instead. "It's more expensive but will look amazing on camera.' 5 5 Earlier this year, The Sun revealed how Celebrity SAS had been saved from the axe - after bosses had considered quietly ending the series. But after seeing footage of the upcoming series, execs couldn't let it go. A TV insider revealed: 'Channel 4 never officially announced that Celebrity SAS had been dropped, but behind closed doors, they had decided not to bring it back — at least for the time being. 'It's an expensive show to make, as far as reality shows go, and budgets have been tightened.' The hit series originally featured Ant Middleton as Head Instructor from 2015 to 2021. Since his departure, Mark "Billy" Billingham has taken over that position. Other Directing Staff (DS) includes Jason "Foxy" Fox, Rudy Reyes and Chris Oliver.
