SportsMoneyReplacing Andy Robertson Won’t Be Easy For rpool’s SigningByGraham Ruthven, Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights.
I am a soccer writer based in the United Kingdom AuthorJun 28, 2025, 05:15pm EDTKIRKBY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Milos Kerkez new signing for.
More rpool FC at AXA Training Centre on June 26, 2025 in Kirkby, England. (Photo by rpool FC/rpool FC via Getty Images)rpool FC via Getty Images Milos Kerkez had been linked with rpool for months.
It was therefore unsurprising that the Premier League champions a deal for the Hungarian left back last week, signing Kerkez from Bournemouth for a reported £40m.
He is seen as the Reds’ new long-term left-sided defender. Andy Robertson has occupied that position in the rpool lineup for the last eight years.
The Scotland international has earned his place in the pantheon of great defenders to have played for the Anfield, but some of his performances hinted at Robertson declining as a physical force.
Kerkez has been signed to replace him. TOPSHOT - rpool's Scottish defender #26 Andrew Robertson (L) and rpool's English defender.
More #66 Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrate with the Premier League trophy at the end of the English Premier League football match between rpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield in rpool, north west England on May 25, 2025.
Rpool equalises 1 - 1 against Crystal Palace. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)AFP via Getty Images This won’t be easy for rpool’s new boy, though.
Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are the top two assisting Premier League defenders ever - with 64 for Alexander-Arnold and 60 for Robertson.
The pair were a key part of rpool’s attacking game plan for the best part of a decade. They won everything during their time together on Merseyside.
Kerkez demonstrated for Bournemouth that he has many of the same natural qualities as Robertson. The Hungarian international has the mobility and willingness to get up and down the left wing.
He is an excellent crosser of the ball. Kerkez is also still imving. His development isn’t yet complete.
MORE FOR YOU “It’s a real honour for me, a privilege to come to play for one of the biggest s in the world, [the] biggest in England,” said Kerkez after joining rpool.
“I’m just really, really happy and excited. After this, I’ll go and enjoy a few days. Then I can’t wait to come back and put the training kit on and start to train and prepare for the season.
”BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - MAY 25: Milos Kerkez of AFC Bournemouth is put under pressure by Kasey.
More McAteer of Leicester City during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Leicester City FC at Vitality Stadium on May 25, 2025 in Bournemouth, England.
(Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)Getty Images It’s already been a transformational summer for rpool.
Alexander-Arnold departed to join Real Madrid for the World Cup while Florian Wirtz arrived in a Premier League-record deal from Bayer Leverkusen.
The German playmaker could have joined any of Europe’s elite, but he decided to join the English champions.
There will be more incoming and outgoing transfers at Anfield before the start of the 2025/26 season, but rpool has ly made the decision to strengthen from a position of power.
As Premier League champions, the is now the most attractive in English soccer. Kerkez had also been linked with Manchester City, rpool appealed to him more.
Rpool has been bold in its squad renewal gramme this summer and the replacement of Robertson with Kerkez might be the ’s boldest move of them all.
The time might be right to move on the Scotland international, but his long-term successor could find the job to be a challenging one. Editorial StandardsRes & PermissionsLOADING PLAYER.