Sara Agrez: Liverpool agree to sign Cologne defender on free transfer

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Cologne defender Sara Agrez on a free transfer.

The 25-year-old will join on 1 July after spending two and a half years with the Frauen-Bundesliga side.

Capped 57 times by Slovenia, left-sided centre-back Agrez made her international debut in 2019.

She started 23 of Cologne's 26 league games as they finished seventh.

Before joining Cologne, Agrez played for ZNK Mura in Slovenia and German clubs Turbine Potsdam and Wolfsburg.

Liverpool legend Gemma Bonner and fellow defender Gemma Evans will leave when their contracts expire this summer.

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