Liverpool face transfer competition! Real Madrid not giving up on Bournemouth star Dean Huijsen as team-mate Milos Kerkez added to shortlist

According to TBR Football, Madrid have taken new measures in their pursuit of Liverpool targets Huijsen and Kerkez. Los Blancos representatives reportedly watched the centre-back - who scored in the win at Arsenal - and left-back at the Emirates at the weekend.

The Bournemouth duo have had exceptional seasons and both are expected to make big-money exits this summer, with top Premier League sides chasing their signature. It seemed that Madrid would not pay Huijsen's £50 million ($63m) release clause but this scouting move may suggest they are not giving up on the Spain international. The pull of Santiago Bernabeu is always a difficult offer to turn down, too.

Bournemouth signed Huijsen from Juventus for a fee worth up to €18.2m (£15.5m) last summer and Kerkez left AZ Alkmaar for around £15m ($20m) in 2023. Now they could be sold for three times that amount.

Before bids flood in for Huijsen and Kerkez, Bournemouth will try and qualify for Europe for the first time in the coming weeks.