LONDON: Liverpool on Thursday announced they had completed the £40 million ($55 million) signing of Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez.The 21-year-old, who has penned a five-year deal, is the third major signing of the transfer window for the Premier League champions following the arrival of Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz.Germany midfielder Wirtz was signed for a club-record fee that could reportedly rise to £116 million.With Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili joining next month in a deal done 12 months ago there will be more than £200 million of new talent present when pre-season tra

Further reinforcement will be dictated by whether valuations are met for players surplus to requirements

Liverpool take their summer spending to about £170m with the signing of left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth in a deal worth £40m.