Liverpool fans will lap up what one journalist has heard about Milos Kerkez behind the scenes

Kerkez seems ideal for Liverpool both on and off the pitch

Anyone who’s watched Bournemouth regularly over the past couple of years will be aware of the left-back’s qualities on the pitch – the bombastic sprints along the touchline, the overlapping runs which pose problems for the opposition, the ability to pick out an inch-perfect cross, the intelligent positional sense when defending.

However, a footballer’s behaviour away from the public eye is every bit as important as what they produce on matchday. All the talent in the world can’t atone for a problematic attitude which poses a clear and present danger to dressing room harmony.

Not every signing that Liverpool have made over the past decade has been a roaring success, but one thing the Anfield hierarchy constantly get right is the recruitment of players who fit seamlessly into the group dynamic, even if their game-time is sparse (Wataru Endo and Federico Chies are prime examples).

It also helps to have genuine leaders such as Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah and Andy Robertson who set the standards every day in training and won’t accept anything less than total commitment from their teammates.

From what Steele has said, it seems that won’t be an issue with Kerkez if the Hungarian joins the Reds in the coming days, and recent history suggests that FSG wouldn’t have gone near the 21-year-old if they had any reservations about his character.

It was Richard Hughes who oversaw the left-back’s move to Bournemouth two years ago when he was sporting director at the Vitality Stadium, so he’ll already know about what the player is like behind the scenes.

That combination of a high ceiling in terms of his footballing aptitudes and a first-class attitude away from matchday would make him the perfect Liverpool signing!